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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486681289
ISBN-139780486681283
eBay Product ID (ePID)900592
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFactors of Soil Formation : a System of Quantitative Pedology
SubjectEarth Sciences / General, Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science
Publication Year2011
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
AuthorHans Jenny
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science
SeriesDover Earth Science Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.2 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN94-017606
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal551.3/05
Table Of ContentCHAPTER I DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS CHAPTER II METHODS OF PRESENTATION OF SOIL DATA CHAPTER III TIME AS A SOIL-FORMING FACTOR CHAPTER IV PARENT MATERIAL AS A SOIL-FORMING FACTOR A. Definition and Method of Approach B. Soil Formation on Igneous Rocks C. Soil Formation on Sedimentary rocks D. Systems of Soil Classification Based on Nature of Parent Material CHAPTER V TOPOGRAPHY AS A SOIL-FORMING FACTOR CHAPTER VI CLIMATE AS A SOIL-FORMING FACTOR A. Moisture as a Soil-forming Factor: 1. Discussion of Moisture Criteria 2. Relationships between Soil Properties and Moisture Factors: a. Organic Constituents of the Soil b. Inorganic Constituents of the Soil B. Temperature as a Soil-forming Factor: 1. Discussion of Moisture Criteria 2. Relationships between Soil Properties and Temperature C. Combinations of Moisture and Temperature Influences D. Distribution of Soils According to Climate CHAPTER VII ORGANISMS AS A SOIL-FORMING FACTOR A. Dependent and Independent Nature of Organisms B. Vegetation: 1. Vegetation as a Dependent Variable 2. Vegetation as an Independent Variable C. Man as a Soil-forming factor: 1. Influences of Cultural Practices 2. Concepts of Soil Productivity and Soil Fertility 3. Future Trends of Soil Fertility CHAPTER VIII CONCLUSIONS INDEX
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SynopsisMasterpiece offers a detailed discussion of the nature of the earth's terrestrial environment, and a method of subdividing and studying it. 1941 edition., "Hans Jenny's ... oeuvre ranks among those of the giant in the earth sciences. Even within this rarefied atmosphere of intellectual achievements, his book Factors of Soil Formation stands out as a masterpiece." -- from the Foreword by Ronald Amundson, University of California at Berkeley Hans Jenny (1899-1992), who taught at the University of California at Berkeley for 31 years, was a world authority on soils and soil formation. Factors of Soil Formation , his most influential work, is an advanced treatise on theoretical soil science. It has been said that this book, long considered a masterpiece of scientific methodology, had as great an impact on soil science as Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species had on the study of evolution. The book offers both a detailed discussion of the nature of the earth's terrestrial environment and a method of subdividing and studying it. The first two chapters are devoted to definitions and concepts, and methods of presentation of soil data. Chapters 3 through 7 explore the roles of time, parent material, topography, climate and organisms in the formation of soil. Chapter 8 presents conclusions. Though it was written more than 50 years ago, Factors of Soil Formation has not been superseded, nor has Jenny's theory of how soils and ecosystems form been replaced by new factorial theories. Students and professionals working in the fields of pedology, geology and ecology will find this clear, concise study, filled with many of Professor Jenny's own illustrations, stimulating reading., One of the most influential works by a world authority on soils and their formation. This advanced treatise on theoretical soil science, long considered a masterpiece of scientific methodology offers pedologists, geologists and geophysicists both a detailed discussion of the nature of the earth's terrestrial environment, and a method of subdividing and studying it.
LC Classification NumberS592.2.J45
