By
Daniel Hillel, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Description
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Key for every course
in soil science, earth science, and environmental disciplines, this textbook engages students to critically look at soil as the central
link in the function and creation of the terrestrial environment. For the first time, Dr. Hillel brilliantly discusses soils as a natural
body that is engaged in dynamic interaction with the atmosphere above and the strata below that influences the planet's climate and hydrological
cycle, and serves as the primary habitat for a versatile community of living organisms.
Soil in the Environment offers a larger perspective
of soil’s impact on the environment by organizing chapters among three main processes: Physical, Chemical and Biology. It provides students
of geology, physical science, and environmental studies with fundamental information and tools for meeting the natural resource challenges
of the 21st Century, while providing students of soil science and ecology with the understanding of physical and biological interactions
necessary for sustainability.
Audience:
Advanced undergraduate professors who teach courses in Soil Physics, Soil Geography, Soil Ecology, Soil Chemistry, Geophysics, Environmental
Geography, Environmental Science, Earth Science, Physical Geography
