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9780813828732

Soil Genesis and Classification

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  • ISBN13:

    9780813828732

  • ISBN10:

    0813828732

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-09
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Soil Genesis and Classification reviews a spectrum of soil classification systems and presents the culmination of more than two decades of testing and revisions in the U.S. Soil Taxonomy, the most detailed and comprehensive system for soil classification. The classic textbook explains the function and use of soils, soil formation and categorization, and details how this dynamic natural entity evolves from natural factors and processes and interfaces with ecosystems and human endeavors.For the fifth edition, the authors have included the new nomenclature and systematic structure of soil classification categories, as well as new analytical techniques to more quantitatively identify soil properties and define class limits in Soil Taxonomy.This comprehensive work covers the diverse needs of soil science instructors, majors, minors, and graduate students, and serves as an outstanding reference for soil scientists, agricultural and natural resources engineers and economists, and others in related fields such as ecology, natural resources, and land use and planning.

Author Biography

Stanley W. Buol, Ph.D., is William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Soil Science and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor at North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Randal J. Southard, Ph.D., is Professor of Soil Genesis and Morphology and Associate Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis. Robert C. Graham, Ph.D., is Professor of Soil Mineralogy and Pedology at the University of California, Riverside. Paul A. McDaniel, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Soil Genesis and Morphology at the University of Idaho, Moscow.

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Editionp. xi
Preface to the Second Editionp. xii
Preface to the Third Editionp. xiii
Preface to the Fourth Editionp. xv
Preface to the Fifth Editionp. xvi
Introductionp. 3
Morphology and Composition of Soilsp. 35
Biogeochemical Processes in Soil Formationp. 85
Soil as a Component of the Ecosystemp. 119
Space and Time in Soil Formationp. 153
Modern Soil Classification Systemsp. 169
U.S. Soil Taxonomyp. 193
Alfisols: High Base Status Soils with Finer-Textured Subsoil Horizonsp. 217
Andisols: Soils with Andic Soil Propertiesp. 231
Aridisols: Soils of Dry Regionsp. 243
Entisols: Recently Formed Soilsp. 259
Gelisols: Very Cold Soilsp. 269
Histosols: Organic Soilsp. 279
Inceptisols: Embryonic Soils with Few Diagnostic Featuresp. 293
Mollisols: Grassland Soils of Steppes and Prairiesp. 301
Oxisols: Low-Activity Soilsp. 317
Spodosols: Soils with Subsoil Accumulations of Humus and Sesquioxidesp. 327
Ultisols: Low Base Status Soils with Finer-Textured Subsoil Horizonsp. 339
Vertisols: Shrinking and Swelling Dark Clay Soilsp. 349
Spatial Arrangement of Soils: Soilscapes and Map Unitsp. 361
Interpretations of Soil Surveys and Technical Soil Classificationp. 387
Bibliographyp. 399
Indexp. 483
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