The Soils of Wisconsin
This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive report on the soils of Wisconsin, a state that offers a rich tapestry of soils. It discusses the relevant soil forming factors and soil processes in detail and subsequently reviews the main soil regions a
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James G. Bockheim Alfred E. Hartemink
The Soils of Wisconsin
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 at http://www.springer.com/series/8915
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Alfred E. Hartemink Department of Soil Science University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI USA
James G. Bockheim Department of Soil Science University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI USA
ISSN 2211-1255 World Soils Book Series ISBN 978-3-319-52143-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52144-2
ISSN 2211-1263
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ISBN 978-3-319-52144-2
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This book is dedicated to Dr. Francis D. Hole (1913–2002), eminent pedologist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He received his doctorate in soil science and geography at the UW Madison in 1943 and joined the Soils Department in 1946. Thirty years of soil mapping and soil research led to the publication of Soils of Wisconsin in 1976. It has been a standard reference book on soils of Wisconsin an
