Soils in Our Environment

Raymond W. Miller, Duane T. Gardiner (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

736 Seiten

1997 | 8th edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-610882-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The following important features are new to the eighth edition: over 60 full-color, captioned photos highlighting soil and plant features, including world rainfall and world evapotranspiration; a new introductory chapter providing historical perspective and a discussion of the use of computers by soil scientists; expanded coverage of environmental problems as related to agriculture; discussion of the technology of Geophysical Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS); exploration of the concepts and methods of Precision (variable rate) Agriculture; a new chapter on Greenhouse Soils and Soilless Culture; vital information concerning wetlands; listing of the AASHTO (highway) and Unified engineering soil classification systems; and tabulation and comparison of the Food and Agriculture Division of the United Nations (FAO) with the U.S. map.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.11.1997
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 212 x 262 mm
• Gewicht: 1596 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• ISBN-10: 0-13-610882-2 / 0136108822
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-610882-5 / 9780136108825
• Zustand: Neuware