Major soil groups of the world ecology, genesis, properties and classification

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Legros, Jean-Paul
Other Authors Sarma, V. A. K.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013.
Subjects
Soils.
Soil formation.
Soils > Classification.
Soil geography.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Definitions, concepts and tools
  • 2. Factors of pedogenesis
  • 3. Progressive descent of weathering fronts, other pedogenetic mechanisms and spatial organization of soils
  • 4. Classifications : international WRB and U.S. soil taxonomy
  • 5. Ferralsols and other soils of the hot regions
  • 6. Vertisols
  • 7. Calcisols and other soils on carbonate-bearing and sulphate-bearing materials
  • 8. Cambisols, luvisols and planosols
  • 9. Red soils of the Mediterranean and dry tropical zones
  • 10. Andosols
  • 11. Podzolic soils
  • 12. Gleysols, stagnosols and histosols
  • 13. Saline soils : solonchaks and solonetz
  • 14. Chernozems; general conclusions.

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