Soil genesis and classification / [electronic resource]
by Buol, S. W.
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BookPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Edition: 6th ed.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 543 pages) : illustrations, maps.ISBN: 9780470960622; 0470960620; 9780470960592; 0470960590.Subject(s): Soil science | Soil formation | Soils -- Classification | Soil formation | Soil science | Soils | Electronic books | Classification | Electronic booksOnline resources: Wiley Online Library Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- Introduction -- Morphology and Composition of Soils -- Soil-Forming Factors: Soil as a Component of Ecosystems -- Soil Materials and Weathering -- Soil-Forming Processes -- Modern Soil Classification Systems -- U.S. Soil Taxonomy -- Alfisols: High Base Status Soils with Finer-Textured Subsoil Horizons -- Andisols: Soils with Andic Soil Properties -- Aridisols: Soils of Dry Regions -- Entisols: Recently Formed Soils -- Gelisols: Very Cold Soils -- Histosols: Organic Soils -- Inceptisols: Embryonic Soils with Few Diagnostic Features -- Mollisols: Grassland Soils of Steppes and Prairies -- Oxisols: Low Activity Soils -- Spodosols: Soils with Subsoil Accumulations of Humus and Sesquioxides -- Ultisols: Low Base Status Soils with Finer-Textured Subsoil Horizons -- Vertisols: Shrinking and Swelling Dark Clay Soils -- Spatial Arrangement of Soils: Soilscapes and Map Units -- Interpretations of Soil Surveys and Technical Soil Classification -- Bibliography -- Index -- Keep Up with Critical Fields.
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