Soil The Skin of the Planet Earth
The main focus of this monograph is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience. Soil is one of the five essential factors crucial for human life. On the one hand the authors describe a responsible approach and use of soi
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Soil
The Skin of the Planet Earth
Soil: The Skin of the Planet Earth
Miroslav Kutílek • Donald R. Nielsen
Soil: The Skin of the Planet Earth
Miroslav Kutílek Czech Technical University Prague, Czech Republic
Donald R. Nielsen Land, Air and Water Resources University of California Davis, CA, USA
ISBN 978-94-017-9788-7 ISBN 978-94-017-9789-4 DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9789-4
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Contents
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Omnipresent Soils ...................................................................................
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How I Earned My First Crown and Dollar .......................................... 2.1 The Story of the Author Kutílek..................................................... 2.2 The Story of the Author Nielsen ....................................................
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The Smallest Zoo and Botanical Microgardens ................................... 4.1 Viruses ............................................................................................ 4.2 Bacteria .......................................................................................... 4.3 Soil Fungi ....................................................................................... 4.4 Soil Enzymes.................................................................................. 4.5 Algae .............................................................................................. 4.6 Zooedaphon .................................................................................... 4.7 Soil as a Microgarden? ......................
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