Sedimentology and pedology

This cutting-edge summary combines ideas from several sub-disciplines to provide an understanding of sediment routing systems and Earth surface dynamics.

The increasing awareness of the effects of pollutants in the eco-system and on the development of suitable methods of analysis has stimulated a lot of research recently.

This book will not serve as the "e;encyclopedia of cover crop management,"e; but it's close.

Calcretes are an important component of many ancient fluvial, lacustrine and shallow-marine carbonate sequences, and they are widely developed in many parts of the world at the present time.

Plants often encounter abiotic stresses including drought, salinity, flooding, high/low temperatures, and metal toxicity, among others.

The Cauvery Basin is one of the most widely known and geologically important basins of India, and it has been for decades, and still is, the focus of study for both national and international researchers.

How can high-growth areas such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America sustain agricultural production for current and future generations?

Ranging across the 4.

Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives.

Ranging across the 4.

Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives.

Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction (liquefaction) is a leading cause of earthquake damage worldwide.

This book provides a novel integrated solution for sedimentation problems in major dams in the Damodar River Basin.

Field work, supplemented by laboratory studies, is a cornerstone for the geological sciences.

The Encyclopedia of Applied Geology is an international compendium of engineering geology topics prepared by experts from many countries.

Though filled with all sorts of bugs and other finds, the soil is very important to life.

El suelo colombiano es donde se afirman las raíces de nuestra nacionalidad y de nuestra soberanía, es la base de nuestro territorio y es, además, el sustento de nuestra fértil y exuberante biodiversidad.

Este libro tiene por objetivo mostrarle al lector aspectos basicos sobre los fragmentos de roca en el suelo y denotar como estos afectan la infiltracion y las propiedades hidraulicas de los suelos.