Scheffer/SchachtschabelSoil Science

• Main Authors: Blume, Hans-Peter (Author), Brümmer, Gerhard W. (Author), Fleige, Heiner (Author), Horn, Rainer (Author), Kandeler, Ellen (Author), Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid (Author), Kretzschmar, Ruben (Author), Stahr, Karl (Author), Wilke, B.-Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Environment.; Geochemistry.; Physical geography.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Physical Geography.
• Physical Description: XVIII, 618 p. 255 illus., 218 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642309427

The soils are fundamental to our existence, delivering water and  nutrients to plants, that feed us. But they are in many ways in danger and their conservation is therefore a most important focus for science, governments and society as a whole. A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on the 16th European edition. • The precusors and the processes of soil development • The physical, biological and chemical properties of soils • Nutrients and  Polluntants • The various soil classifications with the main focus on the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) • The most important soils and soil landscapes  of the world • Soil Evaluation Techniques • Basic Principles of Soil Conservation Whoever works with soils needs this book.