| Soil Quality for Crop Production and Ecosystem Health: Volume 25 Contributor(s): Gregorich, E. G. (Editor), Carter, M. R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0444816615 ISBN-13: 9780444816610 Publisher: Elsevier Science OUR PRICE: $386.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: Soil is a complex body that exists as many types, each with diverse properties that may vary widely across time and space as a function of many factors. This complexity makes the evaluation of soil quality much more challenging than that of water or air quality. Evaluation of soil quality now considers environmental implications as well as economic productivity, seeking to be more holistic in its approach. Thus, soil quality research draws from a wide range of disciplines, blending the approaches of biologists, physicists, chemists, ecologists, economists and agronomists, among others. This book presents a broad perspective of soil quality that includes these various perspectives and gives a strong theoretical basis for the assessment of soil quality. A short glossary provides definitions for terms used throughout the book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - General - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Soil Science |
| Dewey: 631.4 |
| LCCN: 97041578 |
| Series: Developments in Soil Science |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.82 lbs) 447 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Soil is a complex body that exists as many types, each with diverse properties that may vary widely across time and space as a function of many factors. This complexity makes the evaluation of soil quality much more challenging than that of water or air quality. Evaluation of soil quality now considers environmental implications as well as economic productivity, seeking to be more holistic in its approach. Thus, soil quality research draws from a wide range of disciplines, blending the approaches of biologists, physicists, chemists, ecologists, economists and agronomists, among others. This book presents a broad perspective of soil quality that includes these various perspectives and gives a strong theoretical basis for the assessment of soil quality. A short glossary provides definitions for terms used throughout the book. |