The Soils of Mexico

• Main Authors: Krasilnikov, Pavel (Author), Gutiérrez-Castorena, Ma. del Carmen (Author), Ahrens, Robert J. (Author), Cruz-Gaistardo, Carlos Omar (Author), Sedov, Sergey (Author), Solleiro-Rebolledo, Elizabeth (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: World Soils Book Series,
• Subjects: Environment.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.

Mexico is an extensive country with an extremely complex mosaic of landscapes. The soils of Mexico have still not been completely studied, and there are few publications available on this subject. This book provides a state-of-the-art view on Mexican soils, their geographical distribution, their use...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Soil research and soil mapping history
• Factors of soil formation
• Major soil types and their classification
• Geographical Regionalization of the Mexican Territory
• Soil Degradation
• Soil and humans throughout the history
• Paleosols of Mexico.