Amazonian Dark Earths
Subtitle: Origin, Properties, Management
Contributors: Johannes Lehmann (Editor); Dirse C. Kern (Editor); Bruno Glaser (Editor); William I. Woods (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 523
ISBN-13: 9781402018398
Subjects: Dietetics & nutrition; Food & beverage technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Anthropogenic soils; Agriculture - Agronomy; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry; Agriculture - Soil Science; Amazon River Watershed
First sentence: As a result of human occupation, enormous areas of the earth have been modified by a variety of mechanisms leading to the redistribution and alteration of earthen and other surficial materials.