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...
| Main Author: | Kutílek, Miroslav, |
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| Other Authors: | Nielsen, Donald R., 1931-, SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht :
Springer,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : color illustrations. |
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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.