Semiarid Lands and Deserts - Soil Resource and Reclamation

A compendium of current information on arid soils. Provides a comprehensive background of the various soils and biota of arid regions, as well as a detailed account of the current understanding of degradation processes, and includes methodologies for arid land maintenance and rehabilitation and for

List of contents

Foreword, Preface, Contributors, Part I: SOILS AND BIOTA OF ARID LANDS, Part II: RECLAMATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FERTILITY

About the author

Dr. J. Skujins is Professor Emeritus of Soil Biochemistry at Utah State University, Logan. The author of over 50 journal articles and editor of three books, as well as Editor-in-Chief of the Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation journal, he is President of International Symposia on Environmental Biogeochemistry, Inc. and a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society of Microbiology, Soil Science Society of America, and International Soil Science Society, among others. A native of Latvia, Dr. Skujins received the B.A. degree (1957) in biochemistry and Ph.D. degree (1963) in agricultural chemistry, both from the University of California, Berkeley.

Summary

This compendium provides easy access to previously scattered information describing the arid soils and the processes and procedures for their utilization in desert environments around the globe. Compiling information on the soils and biota of arid regions, this useful volume explains how to apply this knowledge in practical situations.

Product details

• Authors: J. Skujins, Skujins J.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.1991
• EAN: 9780824783884
• ISBN: 978-0-8247-8388-4
• No. of pages: 684
• Weight: 1430 g
• Series: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology