Sedimentology and pedology

Named "e;Outstanding Academic Title"e; by ChoiceThis encyclopedia, which constitutes a wide ranging and authoritative collection of academic articles, covers the sedimentological aspects of sediments and sedimentary rocks.

This 4-volume set focuses on the use of microbial bioremediation and phytoremediation to clean up pollutants in soil, such as pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and chlorinated solvents, which reduce the soil's fertility and renders it unfit for plant growth.

This book provides an up-to-date compilation of the latest research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and economic aspects of continental carbonates.

Addresses connections between the hydrologic cycle and plant ecosystems for advanced students and researchers.

This volume summarizes the results of a survey of British Upper Carboniferous sites, undertaken between 1978 and 1990 as part of the Geological Conservation Review (GCR).

This book, first published in 1981, provides an excellent introductory analysis to plate tectonic theory.

This book analyses the complexities of the rhizosphere ecosystem and discusses the role of insect pheromones in shaping soil health and vermicompost production.

This fully revised edition of Kevin Handreck’s classic best-seller contains a wealth of information for practical gardeners.

This book focuses on the evolution of sedimentary basins of the Arabian Plate and its surroundings.

Agricultural Soil Sustainability and Carbon Management presents long-term research in the field of sustainable soil use and management to guide in the prioritizing the multifunctional value of soil health and addressing interdisciplinary links between major issues such as biodiversity and climate change.

We hear a lot about how agriculture affects climate change and other environmental issues, but we hear little about how these issues affect agriculture.

Plants are exposed to highly diverse microbiota forming complex interactions in natural environments.

The Discovery of the calcareous Ioffe Drift in the SW Atlantic in 2010 opens new perspectives in the contourite theory.

This book is the result of ten years' of scientific research carried out by the authors on Isla de los Estados.

Fertigation requires a thorough understanding of the science behind the technology to make it deliver the immense possibility it offers in crop production.

Jurassic, basalt, moraine, flint, alluvial, magma: what are these words and what do they have to do with wine?

This book helps a novice to explore the terrain independently.

Global climate change has created unprecedented challenges for human civilization due to its widespread adverse consequences, including a reduction in crop yield and threatening food security across the globe.

This book employs a political ecology lens to unravel how industrial crops catalyse ecological, agrarian, socioeconomic, and institutional transformation.

This book discusses Nevada in the context of the history of soil investigations; soil-forming factors; general soil regions; soil geomorphology; taxonomic structure of the soils; taxonomic soil regions; soil-forming processes; benchmark, endemic, rare, and endangered soils; and use of soils.

One of the main approaches for safeguarding food security, sustainable development has increased demand for knowledge on fertilizer management in crop production.

Bio-organic Amendments for Heavy Metal Remediation: Water, soil and plant focuses on these core continuum media to explore remediation options using microbial, organic and combined approached.

This essential reference provides an introduction to the remarkable soils and landscapes of Australia.

Spoil to Soil: Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation presents both fundamental and practical aspects of remediation and revegetation of mine sites.

This book contains the proceedings of the first workshop held at Monte Verita near Ascona, Switzerland on September 24-29, 1989.

Geomorphometry is the science of quantitative land-surface analysis.

This book provides a review of problems during design and construction on problematic soils.

Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the fields of geoscience.

You don't need previous experience.

Proceedings of the 10th Regional Conference for Africa on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and the 3rd International Conference on Tropical and Residual Soils, held in Maseru, Lesotho, September 1991, are contained in two volumes.

Originally published in 1974, Arctic and Alpine Environments examines, the relatively simple ecosystems of arctic and alpine lands that still occupy extensive areas little disturbed by modern technology.

Providence Canyon State Park, also known as Georgia's "e;Little Grand Canyon,"e; preserves a network of massive erosion gullies allegedly caused by poor farming practices during the nineteenth century.

Increase in global population, drastic changes in the environment, soil degradation and decrease in quality and quantity of agricultural productivity warranted us to adapt sustainable farming practices.

Carbonate Microfabrics is the first attempt to bring together in one reference the application of microfabric analysis to the solution of problems in the fields of geology, geophysics and geotechnique.

This handbook offers effective strategies to modify and adjust crop production processes to decrease the toxicity of soil contaminants, balance soil pH, improve root growth and nutrient uptake, and increase agricultural yield.

Spon's Quarry Guide provides complete and up-to-date information on all of Britain's hard rock quarrying industry.

This book studies the Fuegian Andes in Argentina, showing both simple and complex aspects.

Originally published in 1963, this classic textbook was revised fully for the 1972 edition.

This important volume provides a plethora of information on aerial vehicles and their possible roles in revolutionizing agricultural procedures through spectral analysis of terrains, soils, crops, water resources, diseases, floods, drought, and farm activities.

There is an urgent need to increase agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa in a sustainable and economically-viable manner.

This new volume looks at the evolution and challenges of sustainable agriculture, a field that is growing in use and popularity, discussing some of the important ideas, practices, and policies that are essential to an effective sustainable agriculture strategy.

The book is intended for practicing engineers in the oil industry, researchers, and graduate students interested in designing and simulating offshore hydrocarbon production systems.

This book analyzes the formation and evolution of the giant hydrocarbon reservoirs based on major basins onshore China.

This book, first published in 1902, is the product of the detailed geological survey undertaken by the Borneo Expedition of the late nineteenth century.

With more than 50% of the world's population already living in towns and cities, migration from rural areas continuing at an alarming rate in developing countries and suburbanisation using more and more land in developed countries, the urban environment has become supremely important with regard to human health and wellbeing.

A review of the evidence underpinning the Anthropocene as a geological epoch, written by the Anthropocene Working Group investigating it.

This book presents the study of limnogeomorphology, in which past proxy data such as lacustrine sediments with information on landform development can be linked to modern observed data acquired by instruments, including hydro-geomorphological and sedimentary data.

Tropical ecosystems - the regions between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - play an important role in global processes, economic issues, and political concerns.

Part I: Introduction: Definition of a Discipline: Emergence of Landscape Ecology in the History of Ecology; Recognition of Heterogeneity in Ecological Systems; Taking Human Activities into Account in Ecological Systems; Explicit Accounting for Space and Time; Landscape Ecology is based on Scientific Theories Linked to Ecology and Related Discipline