The Soils of the USA

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: West, L.T (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Singer, M.J (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Hartemink, A.E (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: World Soils Book Series,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Geotechnical engineering.; Ecology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Terrestial Ecology.

This book provides an overview of the distribution, properties, and function of soils in the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, and its Caribbean territories. It discusses the history of soil surveys and pedological research in the U.S., and offers general descriptions of the country’s climate, geology...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Concepts of Soil Formation and Soil Survey
• Soil Survey
• Soil Properties and Classification
• Soils of the USA: the Broad Perspective
• Soils of the Pacific Coast Region
• Soils of the Rocky Mountain and Inland Pacific Northwest Region
• Soils of the Western Range and Irrigated Land Resource Region
• Soils of the Great Plains
• Southwest Plateaus and Plains Range and Cotton Region and Southwestern Prairies Cotton and Forage Region
• Soils of the Northern Lake States Forest and Forage Region. .