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Author | : Earl B. Alexander |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2013-10-21 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1466594365 |
In any complete investigation of terrestrial ecosystems, rocks and soils must be considered. Soils are essential resources, providing water and nutrients for vascular plants, and mitigating the flow of water from the land. In addition, soil diversity is critical for biotic diversity. While there are many references on the agricultural perspective o
Author | : John A. Stanturf |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2020-10-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0128131942 |
Soils and Landscape Restoration provides a multidisciplinary synthesis on the sustainable management and restoration of soils in various landscapes. The book presents applicable knowledge of above- and below-ground interactions and biome specific realizations along with in-depth investigations of particular soil degradation pathways. It focuses on severely degraded soils (e.g., eroded, salinized, mined) as well as the restoration of wetlands, grasslands and forests. The book addresses the need to bring together current perspectives on land degradation and restoration in soil science and restoration ecology to better incorporate soil-based information when restoration plans are formulated. Incudes a chapter on climate change and novel ecosystems, thus collating the perspective of soil scientists and ecologists on this consequential and controversial topic Connects science to international policy and practice Includes summaries at the end of each chapter to elucidate principles and key points
Author | : Neil McKenzie |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2004-07 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0643069585 |
A unique compendium of the most important and widespread soils of Australia and their associated landscapes.
Author | : Robert F. Keefer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0195121023 |
Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.
Author | : H. Scott Butterfield |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2021-04-08 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1642831263 |
As the world population grows, so does the demand for food, putting unprecedented pressure on agricultural lands. In many desert dryland regions, however, intensive cultivation is causing their productivity to decline precipitously. "Rewilding" the least productive of these landscapes offers a sensible way to reverse the damage, recover natural diversity, and ensure long-term sustainability of remaining farms and the communities they support. This accessibly written, groundbreaking contributed volume is the first to examine in detail what it would take to retire eligible farmland and restore functioning natural ecosystems. The lessons in Rewilding Agricultural Landscapes will be useful to conservation leaders, policymakers, groundwater agencies, and water managers looking for inspiration and practical advice for solving the complicated issues of agricultural sustainability and water management.
Author | : Simon Leake |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2014-06-18 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 064310965X |
Provides a clear, practical template for specifying landscape soils based on scientific criteria.
Author | : Steve Ellis |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2002-09-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 113491508X |
Soils represent the result of a complex set of interacting processes and are an integral component of the environment. Yet soils remain the most undervalued and misused of the Earth's resources. This work examines the fundamental importance of soils. Combining practical analysis and interpretation with a theoretical approach, the authors discuss the properties of soils, debate the environmental factors that influence their development, and address their resulting spatial characteristics on a global scale. Examining the impact of environmental controls on soil formation this book also analyzes the role of soils as components of natural environmental systems, and soil-human interactions. A glossary of terms aids the less scientific reader. Adopting macro and micro-scale, pure and applied, spatial and temporal, and natural and human related approaches, this book offers an understanding of soils within an environmental context. As environmental problems, such as pollution, acidification, erosion and climatic change become matters of greater concern, this work offers an understanding for readers across a spectrum of environmentally-related subjects.
Author | : Pam Hazelton |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2021-11-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1486314031 |
With an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s population living in cities, soil properties such as salinity, acidity, water retention, erosion and pollution are becoming more significant in urban areas. While these are known issues for agriculture and forestry, as urban development increases, it is essential to recognise the potential of soil properties to create problems for the environment as well as structural concerns for buildings and other engineering works. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments explains how urban soils develop, change and erode. It describes their physical and chemical properties with a focus on specific soil problems that cause environmental damage, such as acid sulfate soils, and also affect the integrity of engineering structural works. This fully revised second edition addresses contemporary issues, including an increase in the use of green roofs and urban green space as well as manufactured soils in a variety of urban environments. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments provides a concise introduction to all aspects of soils in urban environments and will be extremely useful to students in a wide range of disciplines, from soil science and urban forestry and horticulture, to planning, engineering, construction and land remediation, as well as to engineers, builders, landscape architects, ecologists, planners and developers.
Author | : Timothy A. Craul |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2006-09-11 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
This guide to soil design and specifications offers landscape architects and other designers the information they need to ensure the success of designs over the long term.
Author | : Michael J. Vepraskas |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2000-09-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1420026232 |
Covering wetlands soils from Florida to Alaska, Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification provides information on all types of hydric soils. With contributions from soil scientists who have extensive field experience, the book focuses on the soil morphology of the wet soils that cover most wetlands from the subtropics northw