Title: The soils of Israel /
Authors: Singer, Arieh, 1934-
Publisher: Springer,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Soils Israel.; Geography; Geology; Sedimentology; Physical geography; Agriculture; Landscape ecology; Soil conservation
Abstract: Presents a concise description of the soils of Israel, including their distribution, chemical, physical mineralogical characteristics and agricultural attributes. Based on the relationships between soils and soil-forming factors, this work explains the distribution of the different soil types.
Contents: Factors of soil formation -- Soils of the Coastal Plain and the Shefela -- Soils of the Negev -- Soils of the hills and mountain range -- Soils of the Yizreel and Jordan Valleys -- Soils of the Eastern Galilee and the Golan Haights : basalt and pyroclastics derived soils -- Paleosols in Israel -- Saline and alkaline soils in Israel -- Soil classification in Israel.