The Soils of Chile

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Casanova, Manuel (Συγγραφέας), Salazar, Osvaldo (Συγγραφέας), Seguel, Oscar (Συγγραφέας), Luzio, Walter (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: World Soils Book Series,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.

This book is intended for students and soil scientists who want to know about the state of the art in soil sciences in Chile. The book merges a comprehensive bibliographical review of the soil surveys carried out throughout the length and breadth of Chilean territory during the past 40 years and mor...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• General Chile overview
• Territory formation: geology and geomorphology
• Climate: from desert to glaciers
• Vegetation.-Land use
• Main features of Chilean soils
• Soil formation in Chile
• Major soil zones
• A soil map of Chile
• Management of soil properties in Chile
• Chemical properties
• Physical properties
• Biological properties
• Human induced soil degradation in Chile
• Erosive soil degradation
• Non erosive soil degradation
• Desertification
• Future of soil conservation in Chile
• Annexe.