Vital Soil, Volume 29 : Function, Value and Properties (Developments in Soil Science)
Editorial Reviews
Review
"...a 'must read' for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in soil ecology and management and researchers in all fields related to soil processes."
-David C. Coleman, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Ecology Annex, Athens, USA
"...the subject complexity has been well handled overall, and as such the book should be a valuable source of information."
-Maja Krzic, University of British Columbia, for AGRICULTURE, ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT, 2005
Book Description
Healthy soil, with active soil life, deters long-term soil degradation and ensures that geo-physical processes are undisturbed. Is the vitality of soil under threat due to human civilization? Or is it due to contamination, intensification, and deforestation? Vital Soil aims to look at the effects society is having on soil and contains contributions from recognized experts in soil science.
* Function and value of vital soils
* Detailed information on how to prevent soil from irreversible stresses
* Articles on soil life aiming to bridge the gap between science and practice from experienced and well known contributors
Vital Soil, Volume 29: Function, Value and Properties (Developments in Soil Science),P. Doelman,H.J.P. Eijsackers,Elsevier Science,0444517723,Agriculture - General,Earth Sciences - General,Environmental Science,Life Sciences - Botany,Science,Science/Mathematics,Science / Botany,Soil science, sedimentology
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