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Soils: Genesis and Geomorphology » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Soils: Genesis and Geomorphology by Randall Schaetzl

Authors: Randall Schaetzl, Sharon Anderson, Sharon Anderson
ISBN-13: 9780521812016, ISBN-10: 0521812011
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: May 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Randall Schaetzl

Randall Schaetzl is a Professor of Geography at Michigan State University, East Lansing. He has trained as a physical geographer at some of the top departments in the USA, and has established himself as a leading figure in soil genesis and geomorphology research. He has published in all the leading soils, geomorphology and geography journals. Schaetzl is an associate editor for the Soil Science Society of America Journal. His expertise on podzolization and pedoturbation has led him to publish papers that have advanced the theory behind both these widespread soil processes.

Sharon Anderson is an Associate Professor and Chair of Earth Systems Science and Policy, California State University, Monterey Bay. Anderson has a broad educational background in geology, chemistry, plant-soil relations, and soil chemistry, and has a publication record in all of these areas. Her research has spanned the areas of soil organic matter composition, soil mineralogy, pesticide fate in the environment, and water quality. As Chair of the Earth Systems Science and Policy Program, her current work focuses on developing rigorous yet applied and interdisciplinary curricula.

Book Synopsis

Comprehensive and accessible textbook on all aspects of soils for students and researchers.

Table of Contents

1Introduction3
2Basic concepts : soil morphology9
3Basic concepts : soil horizonation...the alphabet of soils32
4Basic concepts : soil mineralogy54
5Basic concepts : soil physics82
6Basic concepts : soil organisms93
7Soil classification, mapping and maps106
8Soil parent materials167
9Weathering226
10Pedoturbation239
11Models and concepts of soil formation295
12Soil genesis and profile differentiation347
13Soil geomorphology and hydrology465
14Soil development and surface exposure dating547
15Soils, paleosols and paleoenvironmental reconstruction619
16Conclusions and perspectives653

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