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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.
Contents
Preface
Part I: Basic Relationships
1. Soil Physics and Soil Physical Characteristics
2. Water Properties in Relation to Porous Media
Part II: The Solid Phase
3. Particle Sizes, Shapes, and Specific Surface
4. Clay, the Colloidal Component
5. Soil Structure and
Aggregation
Part III: The Liquid Phase
6. Water Content and Potential in the Soil
7. Water Flow in Saturated Soil
8. Water Flow in
Unsaturated Soil
9. Solute Movement and Soil Salinity
Part IV: The Gaseous Phase
10. Gas Content and Composition in the Soil
11. Gas
Movement and Exchange with the Atmosphere
Part V: Composite Phenomena
12. Temperature and Heat Flow in the Soil
13. Stress, Strain,
and Strength of Soil Bodies
Part VI: The Field Water Cycle14. Water Entry into Soil
15. Surface Runoff and Water Erosion
16. Redistribution
and Retention of Water in Soil
17. Groundwater Drainage and Pollution
18. Evaporation from Bare Soil and Wind Erosion
Part VII: Soil-Plant-Water
Relations
19. Plant Uptake of Soil Moisture
20. Water Balance and Energy Balance in the Field
21. Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency
Bibliography
Index
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Hardbound, 494 pages, publication date: OCT-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-348655-4
ISBN-10: 0-12-348655-6
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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