Highlighting the vast differences in tropical climate, from hot and
humid to cool and arctic, Soils in the Humid Tropics and Monsoon
Region of Indonesia explores the climate, soil zones, and
altitudinal variation in soil formation. The author explores the
changes in geomorphology, especially in climate and vegetation
above sea level, that have yielded zones of different soils.
The book makes accessible hard-to-find information translated
from Dutch archives. Informally divided into two parts, it begins
with coverage of the development of soil science in Indonesia. The
author reviews the geography and geomorphology of the archipelago,
climate, vegetation, and mineralization and humification processes
as factors of soil formation. The second part examines the major
soils, their genesis, properties, taxonomy, land use, and
evaluation. The discussion moves from lowlands, to uplands, then
mountains, and concludes with andosols found in the mountains as
well as in the lowlands.
Focused and timely, this book knits new knowledge with old but
important information that has been previously difficult to access.
These features and more make it an important resource in this
field.
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