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" Function of soils for human societies and the environment / "
edited by E. Frossard, W.E.H. Blum and B.P. Warkentin.
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BL
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1019504
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b773874
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Function of soils for human societies and the environment /\ edited by E. Frossard, W.E.H. Blum and B.P. Warkentin.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Geological Society,, 2006.
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| Series Statement
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Geological Society special publication ;; no. 266
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196 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 26 cm.
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1862392072
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: 9781862392076
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Soil, human society and the environment / W.E.H. Blum, B.P. Warkentin & E. Frossard -- Functions, services and value of soil organic matter for human societies and the environment: a historical perspective / C. Feller [and others] -- Soils as sources and sinks of greenhouse gases / J. Leifeld -- Soil as an important interface between agricultural activities and groundwater: leaching of nutrients and pesticides in the vadose zone / L.F. Bergström & F. Djodjic -- Understanding of a soil system derived from a single bed-rock, for improved vineyard management in Southern France / M. Dosso, O. Philippon & A. Ruellan -- Heavy metals in Swiss forest soils: modification of lithogenic and anthropogenic contents by pedogenetic processes, and implications for ecological risk assessment / J. Luster [and others] -- Reuse of agricultural drainage water in central California: phytosustainability in soil with high levels of salinity and toxic trace elements / G.S. Bañuelos & Z.-Q. Lin -- The effects of agricultural practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi / J. Jansa, A. Wiemken & E. Frossard -- Soil sealing and soil properties related to sealing / W. Burghardt -- Cultural soilscapes / E. Wells -- From agricultural geology to hydropedology: forging links with the twenty-first-century geoscience community / E.R. Landa -- Australian examples of the role of soils in environmental problems / P.A. Hazelton -- Policies for a sustainable use of soil resource / L. Montanarella -- Assessing anthropogenic inputs to soils by comparing element contents and their spatial distribution on O- and A- horizons / M. Inácio, V. Pereira & M. Pinto -- Nutrient balances for improving the use-efficiency of non-renewable resources: experiences from Switzerland and Southeast Asia / H. Menzi & P. Gerber -- Perspectives on the relationship between soil science and geology / F.C. Ugolini & B.P. Warkentin.
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Soil and civilization.
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Soil management.
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Soils-- Environmental aspects.
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Soil and civilization.
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Soil management.
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Soils-- Environmental aspects.
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631.4
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S596.F86 2006
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Blum, Winfried E. H.
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Frossard, Emmanuel.
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Warkentin, Benno P.
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Geological Society of London.
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