Soil Formation

• Main Authors: Breemen, Nico van. (Author), Buurman, Peter. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1998.
• Subjects: Environment.; Geochemistry.; Forestry.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environment, general.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Soils form a unique and irreplaceable essential resource for all terrestrial organisms, including man. Soils form not only the very thin outer skin of the earth's crust that is exploited by plant roots for anchorage and supply of water and nutrients. Soils are complex natural bodies formed unde...

Table of Contents:

• Why Soil Genesis?
• Basic Processes
• Soil Physical Processes
• Soil Chemical Processes
• Biological Processes in Soils
• Soil Profile Development
• Studying Soil Profiles
• Organic Surface Horizons
• Hydromorphic Soils
• Textural Differentiation
• Formation of Calcic, Gypsiferous, and Saline Soils
• Formation of Vertisols
• Podzolization
• Formation of Andisols
• Ferralitization
• Dense and Cemented Horizons: Fragipan and Duripan
• Analysing Complex Situations.