The book compiles the main ideas and methodologies that have been proposed and tested within these last fifteen years in the field of Digital Soil Mapping (DSM). Begining with current experiences of soil information system developments in various regions of the world, this volume presents states of the art of different topics covered by DSM: Conception and handling of soil databases, sampling methods, new soil spatial covariates, Quantitative spatial modelling, Quality assessment and representat...
The 2006 Laos Economic and Product Market Databook
by Philip M. Parker
Dynamics of Soil
Field Measurement of Soil Erosion and Runoff (FAO Soils Bulletin, No. 68.)
Historically, research on the methods and amounts of trace element application to agriculture soils for correcting plant deficiencies has received major attention. More recently, due to industrial development and past disposal activities, trace elements are considered to be important environmental contaminants that affect all components in the atmosphere and in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Prepared by a multi-disciplinary group of scientists, Trace Elements in Soil: Bioavailability, Flux, an...
Pesticide/Soil Interactions (Techniques et pratiques)
by J. Cornejo and P. Jamet
Computer Experiments on Space Plasma Waves (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science)
by H Matsumoto
Soil Carbon
This book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth's life support system for humanity. Covering the science and policy background for this important natural resource, it describes land management options that improve soil carbon status and therefore increase the benefits that humans derive from the environment. Written by renowned global experts, it is the principal output from a SCOPE rapid assessment pro...
Soil Fertility
Soil fertility refers to the amount of nutrients in the soil, which is sufficient to support plant life. Soil fertility is critical in sustainable farming and needs to be considered not only for crop productivity but also for the protection of aquatic environments. Fertile soil has an abundance of plant nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, an abundance of minerals as well as an abundance of organic matter. This book discusses new developments in the field.
Past and Present Soil Erosion (Oxbow Monographs in Archaeology, #22)
These twenty papers are based on a meeting at the Institute of Archaeology, London in May, 1991. They fall into four categories: Lowland Britain: Linking archaeology and geomorphology (John Boardman and Martin Bell), South Downs (John Boardman), Prehistory (Martin Bell), Prehistoric land-use of the Wessex Chalk (Michael J Allen), England and Wales (R Evans), Woburn Experimental Farm, Beds. (J A Catt), The floodplain edge (A G Brown), The Slapton catchment, Devon (Louise Heathwaite and Tim Burt);...
Humic Substances and Chemical Contaminants (ACSESS Books)
by C. E. Clapp, Michael H. Hayes, N. Senesi, and P. R. Bloom
Non-First Order Degradation and Time-Dependent Sorption of Organic Chemicals in Soil (ACS Symposium)
Pesticides are essential tools for crop protection and disease prevention. These agricultural chemicals (and their associated uses) continue to be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny, even though modern pesticides have become safer, more effective, and target specific. Pesticide persistence, off-target movement to ground and surface water systems, and potential for impacting non-target organisms are the major focus for regulatory assessments. Sorption and degradation are among the dominant...
Silage Science and Technology (Agronomy Monographs)
by Dwayne R. Buxton and Richard E. Muck
Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems (Advances in Agroecology)
While soil ecologists continue to be on the forefront of research on biodiversity and ecosystem function, there are few interdisciplinary studies that incorporate ecological knowledge into sustainable land management practices. Conventional, high fossil-fuel input-based agricultural systems can reduce soil biodiversity, alter soil community structure and nutrient cycling, and lead to greater dependence on energy-intensive practices. Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems brings togethe...
Soils: Basic Concepts and Future Challenges
by Giacomo Certini and Senior Lecturer Riccardo Scalenghe