The Luxembourg Gutland Landscape

This book gathers older and current knowledge of the evolution and functioning of cuesta landscapes to provide a better understanding of the Luxembourgian landscape. The geological variety and tectonic setting of the area provide excellent opportunities to study landscape development, hydrology, geo...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kooijman, A. M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Cammeraat, L.H (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Seijmonsbergen, A.C (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Geological Evolution of Luxembourg and Its Cuesta Landscape
  • Chapter 2. Historical Perspective of Dutch Geomorphological Research in the Gutland region in Luxembourg
  • Chapter 3. Palynological Reconstruction of the Effects of Holocene Climatic Oscillations and Agricultural History on Soils and Landforms in Luxembourg
  • Chapter 4. Contrasting Hydrologic Response in the Cuesta Landscapes of Luxembourg
  • Chapter 5. Hybrid Geomorphological Mapping in the Cuesta Landscape of Luxembourg
  • Chapter 6. Soils of the Luxembourg Lias Cuesta Landscape
  • Chapter 7. Alternative Strategies for Nutrient Cycling in Acidic and Calcareous Forests in the Luxembourg Cuesta Landscape
  • Chapter 8. Relationships Between Forest Vegetation, Parent Material and Soil Development in the Luxembourg Cuesta Landscape
  • Chapter 9
  • Steinmergelkeuper Forest Soils in Luxembourg: Properties and Pedogenesis of Soils with an Abrupt Textural Contrast
  • Chapter 10. Soil Animals and Litter Quality as Key Factors to Plant Species Richness, Topsoil Development and Hydrology in Forests on Decalcified Marl
  • Chapter 11. Applications of Physiotope Mapping in the Cuesta Landscape of Luxembourg
  • Chapter 12. Twenty Five Years of Life Lessons.