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The first text to present a holistic view of the processes within the soil-plant atmosphere continuum. Covers nearly all of the processes in the soil-plant system, including the fundamental processes of soil formation, degradation, and the dynamics of water and matter.
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About the Editors , Contributors , Preface , Introduction , Chapter 1. Physical Processes , Energy Balance at the Earth’s Surface , Heat Flow Processes in a Soil Profile , Gas/Air Flow Processes in a Soil Profile , Water Flow Processes in a Soil Profile , Coupled Water and Heat Flow Processes Within the Soil , Water and Heat Flow Processes of a Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer System (SVAT) , Summary , Chapter 2. Chemical Processes , Electrochemical Properties of Soil Solids , Electrical Charges of Soil Clays , Electrical Charges of Soil Organic Substances , Electrochemical Properties of Soil Solutes , Electric Double Layers , Adsorption and Cation Exchange Reactions , Summary , Chapter 3. Biological Processes , Soil As a Biological System , Biological Processes Occurring in Soil and Their Kinetics , Rhizosphere-Microbial and Soil Fauna-Microbial Interactions , Microbial Activity and Microbial Diversity , Modeling Soil Biological Processes , Summary , Chapter 4. The Conformational Structure of Humic Substances , Paradigms in Humus Chemistry , Models of Conformational Structure of Humic Substances , The Supramolecular Associations of Self-Assembling Humic Molecules , Enzymatic Polymerization of Humic Molecules , Computational Models of Conformational Structure of Humic Substances , Concepts of Supramolecular Association of Humic Substances , Summary , Chapter 5. Processes of Soil Formation , Formation of Parent Material , Surface Soil-Forming Processes , Soil-Forming Processes in Lower Soil Horizons , Modeling Soil-Forming Processes , Summary , Chapter 6. Radioactivity in the Soil-Plant System , Deposition of Radionucli
Summary
The first text to present a holistic view of the processes within the soil-plant atmosphere continuum. Covers nearly all of the processes in the soil-plant system, including the fundamental processes of soil formation, degradation, and the dynamics of water and matter.
