The Soils of Chile

This book is intended for students and soil scientists who want to know about the state of the art�in soil sciences in Chile. The book merges a comprehensive bibliographical review of the soil surveys carried out throughout the length and breadth of Chilean territory during the past 40 years and mor...

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Main Authors: Casanova, Manuel. (Author), Salazar, Osvaldo. (Author), Seguel, Oscar. (Author), Luzio, Walter. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:World Soils Book Series,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5949-7
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505 0 # |a Preface -- General Chile overview -- Territory formation: geology and geomorphology -- Climate: from desert to glaciers -- Vegetation.-Land use -- Main features of Chilean soils -- Soil formation in Chile -- Major soil zones -- A soil map of Chile -- Management of soil properties in Chile -- Chemical properties -- Physical properties -- Biological properties -- Human induced soil degradation in Chile -- Erosive soil degradation -- Non erosive soil degradation -- Desertification -- Future of soil conservation in Chile -- Annexe. 
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