The Soils of Chile (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013)

This book is intended for students and soil scientists who want to know about the state of the art in soil sciences in Chile. The book merges a comprehensive bibliographical review of the soil surveys carried out throughout the length and breadth of Chilean territory during the past 40 years and more recent information obtained by the authors in a number of field studies. As its starting point the book presents a general overview of important features related to Chilean soils, such as geology and geomorphology, climate, land use and vegetation. In this long and narrow country different soil formation factors and processes have resulted in a broad variety of soil bodies, from the extremely arid Atacama desert to the Patagonian and Antarctic zones. This book provides a description and classification (mainly Soil Taxonomy) of the most important soil types. Particularly important are soils derived from volcanic materials, which cover extensive areas of Chile. The book also deals with soil management topics in relation to the chemical, physical and biological properties of Chilean soils and it includes a number of examples from throughout the country. Finally, the book shows how man has induced severe soil degradation problems in Chile, such as erosive soil degradation, non-erosive soil degradation and land desertification.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	World Soils Book Series
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2013
Authors:	Manuel Casanova • Osvaldo Salazar • Oscar Seguel • Walter Luzio
Dimensions:	279 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	185
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
ISBN-13:	978-9402405378
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology
LSN:	9402405372
Barcode:	9789402405378

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