By
Daniel Hillel, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Description
An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published Environmental Soil Physics, this is a more succinct elucidation of
the physical principles and processes governing the behavior of soil and the vital role it plays in both natural and managed ecosystems.
The textbook is self-contained and self-explanatory, with numerous illustrations and sample problems. Based on sound fundamental theory,
the textbook leads to a practical consideration of soil as a living system in nature and illustrates the influences of human activity
upon soil structure and function. Students, as well as other readers, will better understand the importance of soils and the pivotal
possition they occupy with respect to careful and knowledgeable conservation.
Audience:
Students in soil chemistry and physics, as well as other environmental disciplines.
