| Soil Structure: Its Development and Function Contributor(s): Stewart, B. a. (Author), Hartge, K. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566701732 ISBN-13: 9781566701730 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $285.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1995 Annotation: This insightful and timely book was designed to provide detailed and comprehensive information on the current status of the application of fractal geometry in soil science, and on prospects for its future use. Applications of fractals in soil science are both relatively recent and in constant evolution. This book reflects accurately existing trends, by presenting sharp differences among the viewpoints expressed in contributed chapters. Features |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - General |
| Dewey: 631.4 |
| LCCN: 95196772 |
| Series: Advances in Soil Science |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.47" W x 9.58" (1.79 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Soil Structure offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of soil structure and its relevance to wide ranging investigations in environmental sciences. Topics covered in Soil Structure include soil structure determination, soil fabric genesis and functions, strength and stress distribution, fabric changes in plastic clays, the effects of organic matter and earthworms, air slaking, and hydraulic conductivity changes. The book also discusses litter decomposition and matter transport, the characterization of pore organization, monitoring via a neutron activated tracer, various influences on growth and phosphorus supply of plants and on water uptake by plants, the effects of acidification, and much more. Improved procedures for measuring and calculating the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of structured soils are also given. |