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Soil The Skin of the Planet Earth /

The main focus of this monograph is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience. Soil is one of the five essential factors crucial for human life. On the one hand the authors describe a responsible approach and use of soil, established on a basic knowledge of the na...

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Main Authors: Kutílek, Miroslav. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Nielsen, Donald R. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Soil science.
Soil conservation.
Nature.
Environment.
Agriculture.
Soil Science & Conservation.
Popular Science in Nature and Environment.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9789-4
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Table of Contents:
  • Omnipresent soil
  • How I earned my first crown and dollar
  • Soil is the skin of the planet Earth
  • The smallest zoo and botanical garden
  • The birth of soils.-Crumbling of soils
  • Soils as the skyscrapers
  • Soil is never without water
  • How water flows in soil
  • Soil regulates circulation of water on the planet Earth
  • How the plants nourish themselves
  • Soil reveals its true character
  • Dear Soil, what is your name?
  • Illness and death of soils
  • Index.

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