The Soils of Israel

• Main Author: Singer, Arieh (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Sedimentology.; Physical geography.; Agriculture.; Landscape ecology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Physical Geography.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Landscape Ecology.

Eleven chapters present a concise description of the soils of Israel, including their distribution, chemical, physical mineralogical characteristics and agricultural attributes. On the background of the various soil-forming factors such as climate, lithology and physiography the pathways of their fo...

Table of Contents:

• Factors of Soil Formation
• Soils of the Coastal Plain and the Shefela
• Soils of The Negev
• Soils of the Hills and Mountain Range
• Soils of the Yizreel and Jordan Valleys
• Soils of the Eastern Galilee and the Golan Heights: Basalt and Pyroclastics Derived Soils
• Paleosols in Israel
• Saline and Alkaline Soils in Israel
• Soil Classification in Israel.