Footprints in the soil people and ideas in soil history / edited by Benno P. Warkentin.
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, |
| Description | xiv, 548 p., [5] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Other author/creator | Warkentin, Benno P. |
| Other author/creator | International Union of Soil Sciences. |
| Other author/creator | Soil Science Society of America. |
| Other author/creator | World Congress of Soil Science 2006) (18th : |
| Contents | Soil scientists in ancient Rome / V. Winiwarter -- Aztec soil knowledge: classes, management, and ecology / B. J. Williams -- The heritage of soil knowledge among the world's cultures / J. A. Sandor ... [et al.] -- Some major scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Muller) have described soil profiles and developed soil survey techniques before 1883 / C. Feller, E. Blanchart and D. H. Yaalon -- Souls and soils: a survey of worldviews / V. Winiwarter and W. E. H. Blum -- The roots of Dokuchaev's scientific contributions: cadastral soil mapping and agro-environmental issues / C. Evtuhov -- Philosophical developments in pedology in the United States: Eugene Hilgard and Milton Whitney / R. Amundson -- Development of the soil cover pattern and soil catena concepts / A. N. Gennadiyev, J. G. Bockheim -- A history of soil geomorphology in the United States / V. T. Holliday -- Soils in ecology and ecology in soils / D. Binkley -- History of soil biology / J. Berthelin, U. Babel and F. Toutain -- Historical aspects of soil chemistry / D. L. Sparks -- The changing understanding of physical properties of soils: water flow, soil architecture / S. Hasegawa and B. P. Warkentin -- Soil erosion and conservation : an international history and a cautionary tale / K. B. Showers -- Stewardship and soil health / E. G. Gregorich, G. P. Sparling and L. J. Gregorich -- Soil nutrient management for plant growth / A. Finck -- Soils and environmental issues / T. M. Addiscott -- Ancient agricultural terraces and soils / J. A. Sandor. |
| General note | "Stories about the accumulation of soil knowledge over the millenia." |
| General note | "International Union of Soil Sciences; 18th WCSS 2006; Soil Science Society of America"--P. [ii]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005055506 |
| ISBN | 9780444521774 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0444521771 (hbk. : alk. paper) |