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SOIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Soil in the Environment
Crucible of Terrestrial Life
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By
Daniel Hillel, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Description
INSTRUCTORS, interested in requesting a review copy? Register at http://textbooks.elsevier.com today! 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

Contents
1. Soil as a Living Body: Its Dynamic Role in the Environment 2. Soil in the History of Civilization 3. Soil Formation 4. Soil Classification 5. Soil Physical Attributes 6. Soil-Water Statics 7. Soil-Water Dynamics 8. Soil-Water Cycle 9. Soil-Water and Soil-Energy Balances in the Field 10. Soil Chemical Attributes and Processes 11. Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 12. Soil Biodiversity 13. Soil and Water Management 14. Soil Erosion and Conservation 15. Soil Pollution and Remediation 16. Concluding Overview APPENDIX A: The Role of Soil inthe Mitigation of Global Warming APPENDIX B: The Role of Soil in the Global Food Supply

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 320 pages, publication date: DEC-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-348536-6
ISBN-10: 0-12-348536-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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