The Soils of Serbia

The main objective of this book is to present the distribution and diversity of major soil types in Serbia. It focuses on giving a detailed description of the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and their geomorphological forms, as well as the geological characteristics of parent ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pavlović, Pavle, Kostić, Nikola (Author), Karadžić, Branko (Author), Mitrović, Miroslava (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:World Soils Book Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The main objective of this book is to present the distribution and diversity of major soil types in Serbia. It focuses on giving a detailed description of the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and their geomorphological forms, as well as the geological characteristics of parent material. An integrative approach is used to study the interaction between climate, vegetation and geology in soil formation. Special attention is paid to human-induced soil degradation due to the erosion and contamination of soils in Serbia. The book includes a harmonization of national soil classification systems, with the FAO, WBR and ESD systems
Physical Description:XVI, 225 p. 121 illus online resource
ISBN:9789401786607