The Soils of Argentina

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rubio, Gerardo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lavado, Raul S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pereyra, Fernando X. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: World Soils Book Series,
• Subjects: Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental monitoring.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis.

This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive...

Table of Contents:

• History of soil research
• Geology and geomorphology
• Climate
• Vegetation
• Distribution and classification of soils
• Soils of the Pampean Region
• Soils from the Patagonian Region
• Northwestern Argentina Soils
• Soils of the Cuyo Region
• Soils of the Chaco Region
• Soils of the Mesopotamian Region
• Soils of Entre Rios
• Soils of Corrientes
• Soils of Misiones
• Soils of the Argentine Antarctica
• Agriculture
• Soil erosion
• Contaminants
• Future issues.