| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 440 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; PART 1 The Theoretical Bases of Soil Classifications; Chapter 1 Introduction to Classifications with an Emphasis on Soil Taxonomies; Chapter 2 Soil Classifications: Their Peculiarity, Diversity and Correlation; Chapter 3 The Structures of Soil Taxonomies; PART 2 Soil Classifications and their Correlations; Chapter 4 World Reference Base for Soil Resources -- A Tool for International Soil Correlation; Chapter 5 The United States Soil Taxonomy; Chapter 6 Soil Classification of Canada |
| Summary |
Soil classification and terminology are fundamental issues for the clear understanding and communication of the subject. However, while there are many national soil classification systems, these do not directly correlate with each other. This leads to confusion and great difficulty in undertaking comparative scientific research that draws on more than one system and in making sense of international scientific papers using a system that is unfamiliar to the reader. This book aims to clarify this position by describing and comparing different systems and evaluating them in the context of the Wor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Soils -- Classification.
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Soil science -- Terminology.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Soil Science.
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Soil science
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Soils
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| Genre/Form |
Classification
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Terminology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Krasilʹnikov, P. V. (Pavel Vladimirovich)
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| ISBN |
9781849774352 |
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1849774358 |
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