附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-351) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Units of measurement; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Approaches to soil-environmental study; Aims and scope of this book; SOIL CONSTITUENTS AND PROPERTIES; Soil constituents; Soil physical properties; Soil chemical properties; Summary; SOIL FORMATION; PROCESSES AND PROFILES; Soil profiles; Summary; SOIL FORMATION AND ENVIRONMENT; Controls on soil formation; Pedogenic environments; Summary; SOILS AND THE PAST; Soil history; Environmental reconstruction; Dating; Summary.
摘要:Analyses the properties, processes and classification of soils, their environmental history, soil-human interactions and the future. A broad and balanced book covering a wide spectrum of environmentally-related subjects.
