Soils, plants and clay minerals: mineral and biologic interactions

This book considers the inter-relations between plants and minerals in an entirely new way, in that it introduces the notion of eco-engineering: i.e. the manipulation of the mineral world by the living world to the ends of the livingworld. These inter-relations are the basis for traditional agriculture and should be the basis for new, ecologically oriented land management disciplines, including agriculture itself. These relations also have an impact on surface geochemistry and determine pollution problems. A better understanding of this concept will lead to a renewed consideration of surface environmental problems. INDICE: The Soil Profile and its Mineralogy.- Structure of Soil Profile.- Origins of Soil Profile Formation.- Soil Classification as a function of Age, Climate, Rock type.- Identification of Clay Minerals.- Clay Mineral Properties.- Organic Matter, Clay Minerals and Soil Aggregation.- Physical Factors Affecting Soil Profiles.- Movement of Clay Material.- Stability of Clay Minerals inthe Profiles.- Plants and Soils.- Chemical Action of Plants on Soil Fertility.- Manipulation of Soil Chemistry by Plants to ensure Group Supremacy.- Predicting Soil Plant Interaction.- Role of Human Activity.- History of Agriculture in Northern Europe.- Kinetics of Clay Mineral Transitions.- Ecosystem Approachto Soils.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-03498-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 349
• Fecha Publicación: 19/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés