Soils: An Introduction - Hardcover

Michael J. Singer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0134491742 ISBN 13: 9780134491745

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1995

Synopsis

Accessible to students with varying science backgrounds, this introduction to soil science offers solid coverage of all major topics. The authors use a unique "building the pedon" model to provide students with a single soil concept on which to build and learn. The text features diagrams and colour photographs with actual data, and provides optional chapter supplements for either review or enrichment, depending on individual needs. Soil parts are introduced systematically and in relation to one another, relating the complex soil body to its larger environment.

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Key Benefit: Accessible to readers with varying science backgrounds, this introduction to soil science offers solid coverage of all major topics. Key Topics: The authors use a unique “building the pedon” model to provide students with a single soil concept on which to build and learn. The book features diagrams and color photos with actual data, and provides optional chapter supplements for either review or enrichment, depending on individual needs. Soil parts are introduced systematically and in relation to one another, relating the complex soil body to its larger environment. The book expands focus on soils as ecosystems, as parts of ecosystems, and as parts of environmental management and emphasizes and makes careful use of scale — ranging from the scale of organisms as small as viruses to the expanse of landscapes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0134491742
• ISBN 13: 9780134491745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 480