Wetlands Soils Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification

Name: Wetlands Soils Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification
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ISBN: 9781566704847

ISBN-10: 1566704847

ISBN-13: 9781566704847

Edition: 2000

Authors: J. L. Richardson, M. J. Vepraskas, Christopher B. Craft

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Covering wetlands soils from Florida to Alaska, Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification provides information on all types of hydric soils. With contributions from soil scientists who have extensive field experience, the book focuses on the soil morphology of the wet soils that cover most wetlands from the subtropics northward. No previous book has been devoted solely to the subject of hydric soils and their landscapes.The book is well organized and divided into three parts. Part I examines the basic concepts, processes, and properties of aspects of hydric soils that pertain to virtually any hydric soil. It provides a general overview and important terms and…

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List price: $172.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 9/15/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English




Basic Principles of Hydric Soils



Basic Concepts of Soil Science




Background and History of the Concept of Hydric Soils




Hydrology of Wetland and Related Soils




Redox Chemistry of Hydric Soils




Biology of Wetland Soils




Organic Matter Accumulation and Organic Soils




Morphological Features of Seasonally Reduced Soils




Delineating Hydric Soils




Wetland Soil Landscapes



Wetland Soils and the Hydrogeomorphic Classification of Wetlands




Use of Soil Information for Hydrogeomorphic Assessment




Wetland Soils of Basins and Depressions of Glacial Terrains




Wetland Soils of Basins and Depressions: Case Studies of Vernal Pools




Hydric Soils and Wetlands in Riverine Systems




Soils of Tidal and Fringing Wetlands




Flatwoods and Associated Landforms of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Lowlands




Wetland Soils with Special Conditions



Hydrologically Linked Spodosol Formation in the Southeastern United States




Soils of Northern Peatlands: Histosols and Gelisols




Hydric Soil Indicators in Mollisol Landscapes




Saline and Wet Soils of Wetlands in Dry Climates




Wetland Soil and Landscape Alteration by Beavers



Index