TY - BOOK ID - 19375292 TI - The Soils of the USA AU - West, L.T. AU - Singer, M.J. AU - Hartemink, A.E. PY - 2017 SN - 3319418688 331941870X PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Soil Science & Conservation. KW - Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. KW - Terrestial Ecology. KW - Environment. KW - Geotechnical engineering. KW - Ecology. KW - Soil science. KW - Soil conservation. KW - Land reform KW - History. KW - Agrarian reform KW - Economic policy KW - Land use, Rural KW - Social policy KW - Agriculture and state KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Conservation of soil KW - Erosion control, Soil KW - Soil erosion KW - Soil erosion control KW - Soils KW - Agricultural conservation KW - Soil management KW - Ecology KW - Control KW - Prevention KW - Conservation KW - Ecology . KW - Engineering, Geotechnical KW - Geotechnics KW - Geotechnology KW - Engineering geology KW - Pedology (Soil science) KW - Agriculture KW - Earth sciences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19375292 AB - This book provides an overview of the distribution, properties, and function of soils in the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, and its Caribbean territories. It discusses the history of soil surveys and pedological research in the U.S., and offers general descriptions of the country’s climate, geology and geomorphology. For each Land Resource Region (LRR) – a geographic/ecological region of the country characterized by its own climate, geology, landscapes, soils, and agricultural practices – there is a chapter with details of the climate, geology, geomorphology, pre-settlement and current vegetation, and land use, as well as the distribution and properties of major soils including their genesis, classification, and management challenges. The final chapters address topics such as soils and humans, and the future challenges for soil science and soil surveys in the U.S. Maps of soil distribution, pedon descriptions, profile images, and tables of properties are included throughout the text. ER -