Soil health series / edited by Douglas Lawrence Karlen, Diane Elizabeth Stott and Maysoon Manoiel Mikha.
Contributor(s): Karlen, D. L. (Douglas L.) [editor.] | Stott, Diane Elizabeth [editor.] | Mikha, Maysoon Manoiel [editor.]
Language: English Series: ASA, CSSA, and SSSA BooksPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-ACSESS, [2021]-Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780891189800; 9780891189855Subject(s): Soil ecology | Soil biology | Soil conservationGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 577.5/7 LOC classification: QH541.5.S6Online resources: Full text available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view Summary: Approaches to Soil Health Analysis A concise survey of soil health analysis and its various techniques and applications The maintenance of healthy soil resources provides the foundation for an array of global efforts and initiatives that affect humanity. Whether they are working to combat food shortages, conserve our ecosystems, or mitigate the impact of climate change, researchers and agriculturalists the world over must be able to correctly examine and understand the complex nature of this essential, fragile resource. These new volumes have been designed to meet this need, addressing the many dimensions of soil health analysis in chapters that are concise, accessible and applicable to the tasks at hand. Soil Health, Volume One: Approaches to Soil Health Analysis provides a well-rounded overview of the various methods and strategies available to analysists, and covers topics including: The history of soil health and its study Challenges and opportunities facing analysists Meta-data and its assessment Applications to forestry and urban land reclamation Future soil health monitoring and evaluation approaches Offering a far-reaching survey of this increasingly interdisciplinary field, this volume will be of great interest to all those working in agriculture, private sector businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic-, state-, and federal-research projects, as well as state and federal soil conservation, water quality and other environmental programs. Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index.
Diane E. Stott, USDA-NRCS, Soil Health Division (SHD) (retired)
Maysoon M. Mikha, USDA-ARS, Central Plains Resources Management Research, Akron, CO, USA
Douglas L. Karlen, USDA-ARS (Retired)
Includes bibliographical references.
Approaches to Soil Health Analysis
A concise survey of soil health analysis and its various techniques and applications
The maintenance of healthy soil resources provides the foundation for an array of global efforts and initiatives that affect humanity. Whether they are working to combat food shortages, conserve our ecosystems, or mitigate the impact of climate change, researchers and agriculturalists the world over must be able to correctly examine and understand the complex nature of this essential, fragile resource. These new volumes have been designed to meet this need, addressing the many dimensions of soil health analysis in chapters that are concise, accessible and applicable to the tasks at hand.
Soil Health, Volume One: Approaches to Soil Health Analysis provides a well-rounded overview of the various methods and strategies available to analysists, and covers topics including:
The history of soil health and its study
Challenges and opportunities facing analysists
Meta-data and its assessment
Applications to forestry and urban land reclamation
Future soil health monitoring and evaluation approaches
Offering a far-reaching survey of this increasingly interdisciplinary field, this volume will be of great interest to all those working in agriculture, private sector businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic-, state-, and federal-research projects, as well as state and federal soil conservation, water quality and other environmental programs. Provided by publisher.
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