عنوان

Function of soils for human societies and the environment /

(Number (ISBN

1862392072

(Number (ISBN

9781862392076

Number

b773874

Title Proper

Function of soils for human societies and the environment /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by E. Frossard, W.E.H. Blum and B.P. Warkentin.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Geological Society,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

196 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

26 cm.

Series Title

Geological Society special publication ;

Volume Designation

no. 266

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Soil, human society and the environment / W.E.H. Blum, B.P. Warkentin & E. Frossard -- Functions, services and value of soil organic matter for human societies and the environment: a historical perspective / C. Feller [and others] -- Soils as sources and sinks of greenhouse gases / J. Leifeld -- Soil as an important interface between agricultural activities and groundwater: leaching of nutrients and pesticides in the vadose zone / L.F. Bergström & F. Djodjic -- Understanding of a soil system derived from a single bed-rock, for improved vineyard management in Southern France / M. Dosso, O. Philippon & A. Ruellan -- Heavy metals in Swiss forest soils: modification of lithogenic and anthropogenic contents by pedogenetic processes, and implications for ecological risk assessment / J. Luster [and others] -- Reuse of agricultural drainage water in central California: phytosustainability in soil with high levels of salinity and toxic trace elements / G.S. Bañuelos & Z.-Q. Lin -- The effects of agricultural practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi / J. Jansa, A. Wiemken & E. Frossard -- Soil sealing and soil properties related to sealing / W. Burghardt -- Cultural soilscapes / E. Wells -- From agricultural geology to hydropedology: forging links with the twenty-first-century geoscience community / E.R. Landa -- Australian examples of the role of soils in environmental problems / P.A. Hazelton -- Policies for a sustainable use of soil resource / L. Montanarella -- Assessing anthropogenic inputs to soils by comparing element contents and their spatial distribution on O- and A- horizons / M. Inácio, V. Pereira & M. Pinto -- Nutrient balances for improving the use-efficiency of non-renewable resources: experiences from Switzerland and Southeast Asia / H. Menzi & P. Gerber -- Perspectives on the relationship between soil science and geology / F.C. Ugolini & B.P. Warkentin.

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Soil and civilization.

Soil management.

Soils-- Environmental aspects.

Soil and civilization.

Soil management.

Soils-- Environmental aspects.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Blum, Winfried E. H.

Frossard, Emmanuel.

Warkentin, Benno P.

Geological Society of London.

Date of Transaction

20201203061255.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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