The Soils of the USA
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 d
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L.T. West M.J. Singer A.E. Hartemink Editors
The Soils of the USA
World Soils Book Series Series editor Prof. Alfred E. Hartemink Department of Soil Science, FD Hole Soils Laboratory University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison USA
Aims and scope The World Soils Book Series brings together soil information and soil knowledge of a particular country in a concise and reader-friendly way. The books include sections on soil research history, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, and soils and humans.
International Union of Soil Sciences
More information about this series athttp://www.springer.com/series/8915
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Editors L.T. West USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service Lincoln, NE USA
A.E. Hartemink University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI USA
M.J. Singer University of California–Davis Davis, CA USA
ISSN 2211-1255 World Soils Book Series ISBN 978-3-319-41868-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41870-4
ISSN 2211-1263
(electronic)
ISBN 978-3-319-41870-4
(eBook)
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Foreword
The land resource regions shown in this book are a convenient way to illustrate the diversity of natural resources of the USA. A century ago, we knew little about the properties and diversity of natural resources of the USA, including soil resources; how the land was used; and did it matter how the natural resources were managed. Over the past century, much progress has been made toward understanding the properties, genesis, distribution, and management of the soil resource, and this
