Download or read book Soil Sequences Atlas written by MARCIN ŚWITONIAK and published by Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. This book was released on 2014 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD / 7 LIST OF ACRONYMS / 8 METHODS / 8 SOIL REFERENCE GROUPS INDEX / 9 STUDY AREAS / 10 CHAPTER 1 / 11 Soils of Quercus robur L. stands on parent material with different genesis in the boreo-nemoral zone RAIMONDS KASPARINSKIS, VITA AMATNIECE, OĻĢERTS NIKODEMUS CHAPTER 2 / 23 Forested areas within sandy lowlands and continental dunes of South-Eastern Lithuania RIMANTAS VAISVALAVIČIUS, JONAS VOLUNGEVIČIUS, VANDA BUIVYDAITĖ CHAPTER 3 / 37 Flat coastal plain of the Hel Peninsula (Puck Lagoon, Poland) PIOTR HULISZ CHAPTER 4 / 47 Forested areas within the outwash plain in Poland (Tuchola Forest) PIOTR HULISZ, MARTA KOWALCZYK, M. TOMASZ KARASIEWICZ CHAPTER 5 / 61 Forested areas within hummocky moraine plateaus of Poland (Brodnica Lake District) MARCIN ŚWITONIAK, PRZEMYSŁAW CHARZYŃSKI, ŁUKASZ MENDYK CHAPTER 6 / 77 Agricultural areas within hummocky moraine plateaus of Poland (Brodnica Lake District) MARCIN ŚWITONIAK, PRZEMYSŁAW CHARZYŃSKI, ŁUKASZ MENDYK CHAPTER 7 / 93 Catchments of disappearing lakes in glacial meltwater landscapes (Brodnica Lake District) ŁUKASZ MENDYK, MACIEJ MARKIEWICZ, MARCIN ŚWITONIAK CHAPTER 8 / 109 Chronosequence of soils on inland dunes in Poland MICHAŁ JANKOWSKI, PAULINA ANNA RUTKOWSKA, RENATA BEDNAREK CHAPTER 9 / 125 Pleistocene terraces of the Toruń Basin on the border of the urban area PRZEMYSŁAW CHARZYŃSKI, MARCIN ŚWITONIAK CHAPTER 10 / 141 Soils developed from red clays of the Lower Triassic in the north-western part of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains ZBIGNIEW ZAGORSKI, MONIKA KISIEL CHAPTER 11 / 155 Soils in the mountain area with high activity of geomorphic processes (the Stołowe Mountains, Poland) JAROSŁAW WAROSZEWSKI, CEZARY KABAŁA, PAWEŁ JEZIERSKI CHAPTER 12 / 169 Forested hilly landscape of Bükkalja Foothill (Hungary) MARCIN ŚWITONIAK, TIBOR JOZSEF NOVAK, PRZEMYSŁAW CHARZYŃSKI, KLAUDYNA ZALEWSKA, RENATA BEDNAREK CHAPTER 13 / 181 Alluvial plain with wind-blown sand dunes in South-Nyírség, Eastern Hungary TIBOR JOZSEF NOVAK, GABOR NEGYESI, BENCE ANDRASI, BOTOND BURO CHAPTER 14 / 197 Urban soils on the drift sand areas of Hungary GABOR SANDOR, GYORGY SZABO CONTRIBUTORS / 210

Download or read book Soil Atlas of Asia written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-07-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and FAO's Global Soil Partnership collaborated with experts from across Asia and other regions to produce the first-ever Soil Atlas of Asia. The aim of the Atlas is to raise awareness about the significance of soil to life in Asia among a wide range of audiences, including the general public, decision makers, politicians, teachers, and scientists from other disciplines. The Atlas comprises a series of annotated maps that demonstrate the diversity of soil characteristics across Asia in an easy-to-understand manner. It also explains how soils are formed, the key factors that shape soil characteristics, and why these vary across the continent. Moreover, the Atlas emphasizes the role of soils in shaping our daily lives and highlights the growing pressures on soils resulting from urban expansion, inappropriate land management, pollution, increased demand for food, and climate change. The Atlas encourages people to understand how their actions can help protect and restore soils while reducing degradation processes.

Download or read book A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists written by Eric P. Verrecchia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access atlas is an up-to-date visual resource on the features and structures observed in soil thin sections, i.e. soil micromorphology. The book addresses the growing interest in soil micromorphology in the fields of soil science, earth science, archaeology and forensic science, and serves as a reference tool for researchers and students for fast learning and intuitive feature and structure recognition. The book is divided into six parts and contains hundreds of images and photomicrographs. Part one is devoted to the way to sample properly soils, the method of preparation of thin sections, the main tool of soil micromorphology (the microscope), and the approach of soil micromorphology as a scientific method. Part two focuses on the organisation of soil fragments and presents the concept of fabric. Part three addresses the basic components, e.g. rocks, minerals, organic compounds and anthropogenic features. Part four lists all the various types of pedogenic features observed in a soil, i.e. the imprint of pedogenesis. Part five gives interpretations of features associated with the main processes at work in soils and paleosols. Part six presents a view of what the future of soil micromorphology could be. Finally, the last part consists of the index and annexes, including the list of mineral formulas. This atlas will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students, who will find it a convenient tool for the self-teaching of soil micromorphology by using comparative photographs.

Download or read book Ecological Atlas of Soils of the World written by Philippe Duchaufour and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Atlas written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World Reference Base for Soil Resources written by Edwin Michael Bridges and published by ACCO. This book was released on 1998 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Atlas of Europe written by and published by European Communities. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Soil Atlas of Europe explains the origin and role of soil, describes the different soil types that can be found in Europe and their relevance on a global scale. The atlas also discusses the principal threats to soil across Europe and the steps being taken within the European Union to protect soil resources

Download or read book Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas written by European Commission. Joint Research Centre and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Atlas describes soil as habitat for the diversity of organisms that live under our feet. At the same time, it draws attention to the threats to soil biodiversity, such as invasive species, pollution, intensive land use practices or climate change. The Atlas provides current solutions for a sustainable management of soils. It was coordinated by the JRC and the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org) with more than 70 contributing organisations and several hundred individual contributions. It illustrates the diversity of soil organisms, explains their geographical and temporal distribution, the ecosystem functions and services provided by soil biota. Most importantly, it draws attention to the myriad of threats to soil biodiversity. These include inappropriate land management practices (e.g. deforestation, land take for infrastructure development), agricultural systems, over-grazing, forest fires and poor water management (both irrigation and drainage). Other practices such as land conversion from grassland or forest to cropped land result in rapid loss of soil carbon, which indirectly enhances global warming. The Atlas shows that mismanaging soils could exacerbate the effects of climate change, jeopardise agricultural production, compromise the quality of ground water and worsen pollution. It also proposes solutions to safeguard soil biodiversity through the development of policies that directly or indirectly target soil health, leading to a more sustainable use."--

Download or read book Soil Atlas of Asia written by Arwyn Jones and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Soil Geochemical Atlas of England and Wales written by S. P. McGrath and published by Springer. This book was released on 1992-10-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This atlas is based on the National Soil Inventory of England and Wales, which measured the soil properties and soil geochemistry of nearly 6000 sites located on a regular grid. The data has been processed to produce a set of colour maps which display the soil geochemistry of England and Wales.

Download or read book New Soil Atlas America Latina written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hidden Geographies written by Marko Krevs and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book defines and discusses the term “hidden geographies” in two ways: systematically and by presenting a variety of examples of the research fields and topics concerning hidden geographies, with the aim of stimulating further basic and applied research in this area. While the term is quite rarely used in the scientific literature (more often as a figure of speech than to illustrate or problematize its deeper meaning), we argue that hidden geographies are everywhere and many of them have significant impacts on (other) natural and social phenomena and processes, subsequently triggering changes, for example in landscape, economy, culture, health or quality of life. The introductory section of the book conceptualises hidden geographies and discusses cognitive geography, symbolization of space, and the hidden geographies in mystical literature. Case studies of hidden environmental geographies address soils, air pollution, coastal pollution and the allocation of an astronomical tourism site. Revealing hidden historical and sacred places is illustrated through examples of the visualisation of the subterranean mining landscape, the analysis of the historical road network and trade, border stones and historical spatial boundaries, and the monastic Carthusian space. Hidden urban geographies are discussed in terms of the urban development of an entire city, presenting the role of geography in rescuing architecture, revealing illegal urbanisation, and the quality of habitation in Roma neighbourhoods. Case studies of hidden population geographies shed light on the ageing of rural populations and the impact of spatial-demographic disparities on fertility variations. Discussions of hidden social and economic geographies problematize recent social changes and conflicts in a country, present the implementation of the fourth industrial revolution and borders as hidden obstacles in the organisation of public transport. Hidden geographies are explicitly linked to perceptions and explanations in case studies that address local responses to perceived marginalisation in a city, the solo women travellers’ perceived risk and safety, and hidden geographical contexts of visible post-war landscapes. The book brings such a diversity of views, ideas and examples related to hidden geographies that can serve both to deepen their understanding and their various impacts on our lives and environment, and to attract further cross-disciplinary interest in considering hidden geographies – in research and in our every-day lives.

Download or read book Urban Soils written by Rattan Lal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, 30% of the world population lived in urban areas in 1950, 54% in 2016 and 66% projected by 2050. The most urbanized regions include North America, Latin America, and Europe. Urban encroachment depletes soil carbon and the aboveground biomass carbon pools, enhancing the flux of carbon from soil and vegetation into the atmosphere. Thus, urbanization has exacerbated ecological and environmental problems. Urban soils are composed of geological material that has been drastically disturbed by anthropogenic activities and compromised their role in the production of food, aesthetics of residential areas, and pollutant dynamics. Properties of urban soils are normally not favorable to plant growth—the soils are contaminated by heavy metals and are compacted and sealed. Therefore, the quality of urban soils must be restored to make use of this valuable resource for delivery of essential ecosystem services (e.g., food, water and air quality, carbon sequestration, temperature moderation, biodiversity). Part of the Advances in Soil Sciences Series, Urban Soils explains properties of urban soils; assesses the effects of urbanization on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and water and the impacts of management of urban soils, soil restoration, urban agriculture, and food security; evaluates ecosystem services provisioned by urban soils, and describes synthetic and artificial soils.

Download or read book Atlas of Soil Profiles written by Walter Ludwig Kubiëna and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Survey of various Counties Etc written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World Reference Base for Soil Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: