The Soils of Greece

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Greece. It includes sections on soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, soils and humans, soils and industry, future soil issues. The book summarizes what is known about the soils in Greece in a concise and highly reader-friendly way.

List of contents

Introduction.- Soil Forming Factors.- Classification of Soils of Greece.- Residual Soils on Mountains and Hills.- Colluvial Soils.- Soils on Clay Deposits and Conglomerates.- Recent Lacustrine and Organic Soils.- Soils on Alluvial Deposits.

Summary

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Greece. It includes sections on soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, soils and humans, soils and industry, future soil issues. The book summarizes what is known about the soils in Greece in a concise and highly reader-friendly way.

Product details

• Authors: Cos Kosmas, Costas Kosmas, Christo Tsadilas, Christos Tsadilas, Nichola Yassoglou, Nicholas Yassoglou
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9783319533322
• ISBN: 978-3-31-953332-2
• No. of pages: 113
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 13 mm x 286 mm
• Weight: 600 g
• Illustrations: XXII, 113 p. 38 illus., 37 illus. in color.
• Series: World Soils Book Series; World Soils Book Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; B, Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Science, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Earth Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Physical geography, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Geoecology, Environmental geology, Soil conservation, Soil Science, Agricultural science, Soil Science & Conservation, Physical geography & topography, Geotechnical engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences, Greece;Soil;Soil Erosion;Soil Formation;Soil Management