ISBN: 9781862392076 - function of soils for human societies and the environment: 266 (3 risultati)

Laminated Boards. Condizione: Near Fine. Another excellent Geolsoc publication. The papers in this volume address issues of soil formation, soil management, soil protection and the role of biodiversity that must be considered for a sustainable soil use. pp.196. Illus. Charts. Unused copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Earth sciences are becoming ever more concerned with how their disciplines, their research and teaching, need to become directly related to environmental and social concerns. The biology of the surface layers and at depth is increasingly important in the geosciences. A knowledge of biological and physical-chemical functions in terrestrial ecosystems (such as biomass production, filtering, buffering and transformation, water routing, and maintenance of biodiversity) that are studied in soil science provides a background for Earth sciences. The papers in this volume address issues of soil formation, soil management, soil protection and the role of biodiversity that must be considered for a sustainable soil use. The papers are aimed at geoscientists in the broadest sense, and others concerned with soil use who will also find chapters relevant to their interests. Soils knowledge used within other Earth sciences is essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems, for the solutions of problems in environmental quality and for sustainable use of soils by humans.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Several scores on boards. Leading corners are lightly bumped and worn. Contents are clean and clear. AM. Used.