Soil Formation

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

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...