Forest Soils : : Properties and Processes / / Ken Armson.
This is a comprehensive study of forest soils for foresters, wildlife and park managers, ecologists, and others interested in forest soils. It provides a valuable text for introductory and more advanced courses. The first ten chapters deal with basic soil information: texture, structure, and porosit...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1977 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Heritage
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Forest soil: what it is and how to describe it
- 2. The architecture of soil: texture, structure, and porosity
- 3. Colour, temperature, and aeration
- 4. Soil water: the lifeblood of soil
- 5. Soil organic matter
- 6. Soil biology: organisms and processes
- 7. Soil chemistry
- 8. Soil fertility
- 9. Soil classification
- 10. Soil surveys
- 11. Roots and soil
- 12. Fire and soil
- 13. The hydrologie cycle
- 14. Nutrient cycling
- 15. Forest soil development
- 16. Soils and changing landscapes and use
- Appendix 1: Procedures for soil profile description and sampling
- Appendix 2: Common and scientific names of trees and shrubs
- References
- Index