Sediments and Water Interactions
The first symposium on sediment/freshwater interactions was held in Amsterdam, in 1976, and the second was held at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 1981. The third symposium was held at the University of Geneva, in 1984, and also included a num ber of contributions dealing with sediment/saltwater interactions. It is expected that future symposia of this series will retain this approach, and that the revised sympo sium title will remain the same for later proceedings of these meetings. Because of...
Soil Erosion Issues in Agriculture
The zone where land and sea meet is composed of a variety of complex environments. The coastal areas of the world contain a large percentage of its population and are therefore of extreme economic importance. Industrial, residential, and recreational developments, as well as large urban complexes, occupy much of the coastal margin of most highly developed countries. Undoubtedly future expansion in many undeveloped maritime countries will also be concentrated on coastal areas. Accompanying our oc...
Soil Map and Palaeo-Settlement Location - Isili, Nurri, Nurallao, Sadali
by M.Raimonda Usai
A rediscovery of the intricate ways in which some ancient civilizations tended the soil, and an account of many pioneers in the modern world who are working on the fringes of science - or even beyond - to develop productive, sustainable uses of land without chemical intervention. This is not merely a book about organic farming, the overall aim is to argue for the vitality gained by achieving harmonious interactions with the planet. The authors also wrote "The Secret Life of Plants".
Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Aromatic Compounds (NATO Science) (NATO Science Series IV, #76)
This book represents a compilation of the major contributions of a NATO workshop on bioremediation of soils contaminated with aromatic compounds, which took place in Tartu, Estonia. It demonstrates the importance and necessity of interdisciplinary research in modern environmental biotechnology.
Table 1. Global allocation of arable land between different comĀ modities Globally, cereal cropping dominates cultivated land Commodities' Proportion of land area use (around 50% of total area, Table I). The remainĀ (%) ing arable land is used for production of oilseed, fibre, or food and cash crops. In addition, vast areas are Cereals maintained under temporary or permanent pasture for Wheat 16 forage production (2-3 fold greater than the total area Rice 10 under cultivation and permanent crop;...
Applied Soil Biology and Ecology
Micro-XRF Studies of Sediment Cores (Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, #17)
This volume presents papers on the use of micro-XRF core scanners in palaeoenvironmental research. It contains a broad ranging view of instrument capability and points to future developments that will help contribute to higher precision elemental data and faster core analysis. Readers will find a diverse range of research by leading experts that have used micro-XRF core scanners in a wide range of scientific applications. The book includes specific application papers reporting on the use of XRF...
Elements of Geology (Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science)
by Charles Lyell
Between 1830 and 1833, Charles Lyell (1797-1875) published his three-volume Principles of Geology, which has also been reissued in this series. The work's renown stems partly from the fact that the young Charles Darwin, on his voyage around the world aboard the Beagle, became influenced by Lyell's ideas relating to gradual change across large spans of time. Shaping the development of scientific enquiry in Britain and beyond, Lyell was determined to disconnect geology from religion. He originally...
Assessment of Some Spatially Variable Soil Factors Limiting Crop Yields (Proceedings of the Fertiliser Society, No. 419.)
by A. E. Johnston and etc.
Management of Tropical Agroecosystems and the Beneficial Soil Biota
Revised Classification of the Soils of Belize (NRI Bulletin S., v. 59.)
by I.C. Baillie and etc.
Forests and Soil (UK Forestry Standard Guidelines, #6)
by Forestry Commission
Advances in Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy
Comprehension Book of Soil Science Laboratory Analysis
by Ashok Kumar V. Rajani
Principles of Soil Conservation and Management
by Humberto Blanco and Rattan Lal
"Principles of Soil Management and Conservation" comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue manag...
Reef Diagenesis
1 2 J. H. SCHROEDER and B. H. PURSER 1 Introduction A symposium convened during the Vth International Coral Reef Congress in Papeete, Tahiti, 1985, encouraged the editors to assemble this volume of case studies by participating and, especially, by nonparticipating scientists. An attempt was made to include case studies from various regions and geological periods, carried out on various scales from regional to ultrastructural. We hope to present an overall view of reef diagenesis. Although the vo...
The purpose of this book is to give an introduction to the most important aspects of suspended matter in the aquatic environment: its origin and composition, the concentration distribution, transport and deposition, and the most important physical-chemical-bio logical process that affects suspended matter: flocculation. In Chap ter 1 the development of suspended matter observation and study throughout history is given, with the coming of a more modern approach during the 19th century and the f...
Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes (Developments in Soil Science, #9) (Developments in Clay Science, #4)
by B K G Theng
Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes provides a comprehensive account of the reactions between clay minerals and organic polymers. The book opens with a discussion of the structures of common clay minerals, clays colloid chemistry, and the behaviour of organic polymers at clay surfaces. This is followed by a systematic treatment of complex formation between clay minerals and various classes of synthetic and naturally occurring polymers, a description of the properties of the result...