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Genre/Form: | Ressources Internet e-books Livres numériques |
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Additional Physical Format: | Version imprimée : |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Khan Towhid Osman |
ISBN: | 9789400775909 9400775903 |
OCLC Number: | 870332908 |
Description: | 1 ressource en ligne (XIV, 237 pages) : 63 illustrations, 34 illustrations en couleur |
Contents: | Soil Resources and Soil Degradation -- Physical Deterioration of Soil -- Soil Erosion by Water -- Wind Erosion -- Chemical Soil Degradation -- Soil Pollution -- Index. |
Responsibility: | by Khan Towhid Osman. |
Abstract:
In view of the grave consequences of soil degradation on ecosystem functions, food security, biodiversity and human health, this book covers the extent, causes, processes and impacts of global soil degradation, and processes for improvement of degraded soils.
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"The book ... 'give lucid accounts of the principal processes of soil degradation, its effects on soil quality, plant production and human health, and methods of improvement of degraded soils'. ... the book is interesting to the graduate and undergraduate students in Soil Science, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as it provides complete aspect of soil degradation supplemented with many color plates of the real issues and a lot of self study questions at the end of each unit." (P. C. Abhilash, Journal of Cleaner Production, April, 2015) Read more...

