Footprints in the soil people and ideas in soil history
Fills the need for information about the development of ideas and the accumulation of soil knowledge.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31685420*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Special Acknowledgment and Appreciation to Dan Yaalon
- Section I Early Understanding of Soils
- 1. Soil Scientists in Ancient Rome
- 2. Aztec Soil Knowledge: Classes, Management, and Ecology
- 3. The Heritage of Soil Knowledge Among the World's Cultures
- 4. Some Major Scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Muller) Have Described Soil Profiles and Developed Soil Survey Techniques Before 1883
- 5. Souls and Soils: A Survey of Worldviews
- Section II Soil as a Natural Body
- 6. The Roots of Dokuchaev's Scientific Contributions: Cadastral Soil Mapping and Agro-Environmental Issues
- 7. Philosophical Developments in Pedology in the United States: Eugene Hilgard and Milton Whitney
- 8. Development of the Soil Cover Pattern and Soil Catena Concepts
- 9. A History of Soil Geomorphology in the United States
- Section III Soil Properties and Processes
- 10. Soils In Ecology and Ecology In Soils
- 11. History of Soil Biology
- 12. Historical Aspects of Soil Chemistry
- 13. The Changing Understanding of Physical Properties of Soils: Water Flow, Soil Architecture
- Section IV Soil Utilization and Conservation
- 14. Soil Erosion and Conservation: An International History and a Cautionary Tale
- 15. Stewardship and Soil Health
- 16. Soil Nutrient Management for Plant Growth
- 17. Soils and Environmental Issues
- 18. Ancient Agricultural Terraces and Soils
- Indices
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Colour Plate Section
- Last Page.
