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Title

Soil quality for crop production and ecosystem health / edited by E.G. Gregorich and M.R. Carter.

Publication

Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Gregorich, E. G.
• Carter, Martin R.

Description

xv, 448 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

Soil is a complex body that exists as many types, each with diverse properties that may vary widely across time and space as a function of many factors. This complexity makes the evaluation of soil quality much more challenging than that of water or air quality. Evaluation of soil quality now considers environmental implications as well as economic productivity, seeking to be more holistic in its approach. Thus, soil quality research draws from a wide range of disciplines, blending the approaches of biologists, physicists, chemists, ecologists, economists and agronomists, among others. This book presents a broad perspective of soil quality that includes these various perspectives and gives a strong theoretical basis for the assessment of soil quality. A short glossary provides definitions for terms used throughout the book.

Series Statement

Developments in soil science ; 25

Uniform Title

Developments in soil science ; 25.

Subject

• Soils > Quality
• Soils > Analysis
• Soil ecology
• Crops and soils

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / J. A. McKcague -- 1. Concepts of Soil Quality and Their Significance / M. R. Carter, E. G. Gregorich and D. W. Anderson [et al.] -- 2. Physical Attributes of Soil Quality / G. C. Topp, W. D. Reynolds and F. J. Cook [et al.] -- 3. Chemical Attributes and Processes Affecting Soil Quality / D. Heil and G. Sposito -- 4. Biological Attributes of Soil Quality / E. G. Gregorich, M. R. Carter and J. W. Doran [et al.] -- 5. An Ecosystem Perspective of Soil Quality / B. H. Ellert, M. J. Clapperton and D. W. Anderson -- 6. Soil Quality Indicators: Pedological Aspects / R. J. MacEwan -- 7. Effects of Soil Redistribution on Soil Quality: Pedon, Landscape, and Regional Scales / D. J. Pennock -- 8. Standardisation for Soil Quality Attributes / S. Nortcliff -- 9. Soil Quality Control / F. J. Pierce and D. C. Gilliland -- 10. Pedotransfer Functions to Evaluate Soil Quality / J. H. M. Wosten -- 11. Statistical Approaches to the Analysis of Soil Quality Data / O. Wendroth, W. D. Reynolds and S. R. Vieira [et al.] -- 12. Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Their Relationship to Soil Quality / H. H. Janzen, C. A. Campbell and B. H. Ellert [et al.] -- 13. Socioeconomics in Soil-Conserving Agricultural Systems: Implications for Soil Quality / M. Boehm and S. Burton -- 14. Toward a Framework for Soil Quality Assessment and Prediction / K. J. Greer and J. J. Schoenau -- 15. Establishing a Benchmark System for Monitoring Soil Quality in Canada / C. Wang, B. D. Walker and H. W. Rees -- 16. Case Study of Soil Quality in South-eastern Australia: Management of Structure for Roots in Duplex Soils / B. Cockroft and K. A. Olsson -- 17. Case Studies of Soil Quality in the Canadian Prairies: Long-term Field Experiments / C. A. Campbell, H. H. Janzen and N. G. Juma -- 18. Soil Organic Matter and Soil Quality -- Lessons Learned From Long-term Experiments at Askov and Rothamsted / B. T. Christensen and A. E. Johnston.

ISBN

0444816615

LCCN

^^^97041578^

OCLC

37688399

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