Soil The Skin of the Planet Earth /

• Main Authors: Kutílek, Miroslav (Author), Nielsen, Donald R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Environment.; Agriculture.; Nature.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.

The main focus of this monograph is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience. Soil is one of the five essential factors crucial for human life. On the one hand the authors describe a responsible approach and use of soil, established on a basic knowledge of the na...

Table of Contents:

• Omnipresent soil
• How I earned my first crown and dollar
• Soil is the skin of the planet Earth
• The smallest zoo and botanical garden
• The birth of soils.-Crumbling of soils
• Soils as the skyscrapers
• Soil is never without water
• How water flows in soil
• Soil regulates circulation of water on the planet Earth
• How the plants nourish themselves
• Soil reveals its true character
• Dear Soil, what is your name?
• Illness and death of soils
• Index.