Keywords:
Soil science.
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Physical geography.
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Agriculture.
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Soil Science.
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Physical Geography.
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Agriculture.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Allophanic Soils -- Anthropic Soils -- Brown Soils -- Gley Soils -- Granular Soils -- Melanic Soils -- Organic Soils -- Oxidic Soils -- Pallic Soils -- Podzol Soils -- Pumice Soils -- Raw Soils -- Recent Soils -- Semiarid Soils -- Ultic Soils -- Soils in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica -- Conclusion.
Abstract:
This book offers an introduction to the soils of Aotearoa New Zealand, structured according to the New Zealand soil classification system. Starting with an overview of the importance and distribution of New Zealand soils, it subsequently provides essential information on each of the 15 New Zealand soil orders in separate chapters. Each chapter, illustrated with diagrams and photographs in colour, includes a summary of the main features of the soils in the order, their genesis and relationships with landscapes, their key properties including examples of physical and chemical characteristics, and their classification, use, and management. The book then features a chapter on soils in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica and concludes by considering New Zealand soils in a global context, soil-formation pathways, and methods used in New Zealand to evaluate soils and assist in land-management decisions. Information about how to access detailed information via links to the Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research website is also included.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
XX, 332 p. 192 illus., 147 illus. in color.
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online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
ISBN:
9783030647636
Series Statement:
World Soils Book Series,
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64763-6
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-64763-6
DDC:
631.4
Language:
English
