Soils: An Introduction - Hardcover

Singer, Michael J.; Munns Deceased, Donald N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0136792421 ISBN 13: 9780136792420

Verlag: Pearson, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

This work involves students with a "building a pedon" concept that introduces them to soil parts. It includes discussions of environmental issues, and emphasizes scale to show students the range involved, from organisms as small as viruses to the expanse of the landscape.

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Now in its fifth edition, Soils: An Introduction provides readers with a fresh approach to the study of soils. Covering all major topics, the text utilizes a unique "building the pedon" model to provide readers with a single soil concept upon which to build and learn. The goal is to help readers understand the parts that contribute to the whole soil individual and then appreciate how those parts function together.

Some of the features of this new edition include:

• Enhanced discussion of environmental issues.
  — Puts learning about soils into an environmental context.
• An emphasis on the correct use of scale in all figures.
  — Helps readers become aware of the vast range involved, from organisms as small as viruses, to the expanse of landscapes.
• Focuses on soils as ecosystems, as parts of ecosystems, and as parts of environmental management.
  — Helps readers to understand how each soil part relates to each other.

Singer and Munns' Soils: An Introduction, fifth edition is a must-have for anyone interested in learning about soils.

Présentation de l'éditeur

For Introduction to Soil Science, Environmental Science, and Land Use Management courses at the undergraduate level.

This text provides a fresh look at soil science. The goal is to help students understand the parts that contribute to the whole soil individual and then appreciate how those parts function together. It begins by assembling the parts (solid, liquid and gas phases) of a soil, followed by explaining the interactions among the parts. Subsequently, genesis, classification, and interpretation of soil properties are explained. The “building the pedon”* concept introduced in the first edition is continued in this latest edition.

*Pedon:“3-dimensional body of soil with lateral dimensions large enough to contain all soil properties.”

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0136792421
• ISBN 13: 9780136792420
• Einband: Relié
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 527
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italien