Handbook of Soil Sciences: Properties and Processes, Second Edition

By Pan Ming Huang (Editor); Yuncong Li (Editor); Malcolm E. Sumner (Editor)

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9781439803059, 9781439803066, 9780429095986, 9781466532274, 9780367412586
DOI
10.1201/b11267
Format
PDF
Filesize
166 MB (174029569 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
\1427
Time added
2020-10-06 04:24:42
Environment & Agriculture;Agriculture & Environmen

Description

An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of the environment, and a source of raw materials for co

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