United Arab Emirates Keys to Soil Taxonomy

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Shahid, Shabbir A. (Συγγραφέας), Abdelfattah, Mahmoud A. (Συγγραφέας), Wilson, Michael A. (Συγγραφέας), Kelley, John A. (Συγγραφέας), Chiaretti, Joseph V. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental sciences.; Geography.; Geographical information systems.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Geography, general.

Central to human life and civilization, soils are an integral part of the physical and cultural environment. Although we may take them for granted, the rise and fall of civilizations is closely linked with the use and abuse of soil and water resources. It is therefore important to evaluate soils for...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Soil Classification
• 2 The Soils That We Classify
• 3 Horizons, Layers, and Characteristics Diagnostic for the Higher Categories
• 4 Family and Series Differentiae
• 5 Identification of the Taxonomic Class of a Soil
• 6 Laboratory Methods for Classification of United Arab Emirates
• 7 Soil Families and Soil Series of the United Arab Emirates
• Index.