Overview
- First book to provide a comprehensive overview of Argentinian soils
- Written by experts in the field
- Fully illustrated with complete sets of data, maps and charts
Part of the book series: World Soils Book Series (WSBS)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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About this book
This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive management. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles and an overview of the country's agricultural production. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines and the main challenges that soil science will face in the future. Further, the book explores aspects of the main soil forming factors, such as climate, vegetation, geology and geomorphology, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations, and presents a history of pedological research in Argentina.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Soils of Argentina
Editors: Gerardo Rubio, Raul S. Lavado, Fernando X. Pereyra
Series Title: World Soils Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76853-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76851-9Published: 12 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08309-0Published: 26 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76853-3Published: 30 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2211-1255
Series E-ISSN: 2211-1263
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 268
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis