The Soils of Mexico

The Soils of Mexico by Pavel Krasilnikov, Ma. del Carmen Gutiérrez-Castorena, Robert J. Ahrens, Carlos Omar Cruz-Gaistardo, Sergey Sedov, Elizabeth Solleiro-Rebolledo.

Mexico is an extensive country with an extremely complex mosaic of landscapes. The soils of Mexico have still not been completely studied, and there are few publications available on this subject. This book provides a state-of-the-art view on Mexican soils, their geographical distribution, their use...

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Main Authors: Krasilnikov, Pavel (Author), Gutiérrez-Castorena, Ma. del Carmen (Author), Ahrens, Robert J. (Author), Cruz-Gaistardo, Carlos Omar (Author), Sedov, Sergey (Author), Solleiro-Rebolledo, Elizabeth (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:World Soils Book Series,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Soil science.
Soil conservation.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Soil research and soil mapping history
  • Factors of soil formation
  • Major soil types and their classification
  • Geographical Regionalization of the Mexican Territory
  • Soil Degradation
  • Soil and humans throughout the history
  • Paleosols of Mexico.

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