Semiarid Lands and Deserts

Soil Resource and Reclamation
1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-0-8247-8388-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 684 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1460 g

Reihe: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment

This timely 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.

Discussing all pertinent scientific aspects of arid soils, Semiarid Lands and Deserts covers techniques for modern use of arid soils in food production. contains helpful examples of reclamation from developing countries, where most of these lands are located. explores current understanding of degradation processes and methods of arid land maintenance, rehabilitation, and increasing their agricultural value. emphasizes the importance of soil biochemical and microbiological activities to nutrient turnover and cycling. and more.

Generously referenced with over 2,000 literature citations, Semiarid Lands and Deserts is a valuable reference for soil chemists, soil biologists, and biochemists; environmental and range scientists, engineers, and technologists; biogeochemists; natural resources managers; agronomists; microbial ecologists; extension specialists; and graduate students in these disciplines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Skujins, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.