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The Soils of Israel [electronic resource] /by Arieh Singer.

by Singer, Arieh [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.Description: X, 306 p. 228 illus., 68 in color. online resource.ISBN: 9783540717348.Subject(s): Geography | Geology | Sedimentology | Physical geography | Agriculture | Landscape ecology | Soil conservation | Geography | Physical Geography | Soil Science & Conservation | Geology | Landscape Ecology | Sedimentology | AgricultureDDC classification: 910.02 Online resources: Click here to access online
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 Heights: Basalt and Pyroclastics Derived Soils -- Paleosols in Israel -- Saline and Alkaline Soils in Israel -- Soil Classification in Israel.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Eleven chapters present a concise description of the soils of Israel, including their distribution, chemical, physical mineralogical characteristics and agricultural attributes. On the background of the various soil-forming factors such as climate, lithology and physiography the pathways of their formation is discussed. Based on the relationships between soils and soil-forming factors, the distribution of the different soil types is explained. An ample bibliography backs up this exposition, supplemented by numerous figures, tables, colour plates and maps. The description of the contemporaneous surface soils is supplemented by a review of the numerous paleosols with their paleogeographic significance.
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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 Heights: Basalt and Pyroclastics Derived Soils -- Paleosols in Israel -- Saline and Alkaline Soils in Israel -- Soil Classification in Israel.

Eleven chapters present a concise description of the soils of Israel, including their distribution, chemical, physical mineralogical characteristics and agricultural attributes. On the background of the various soil-forming factors such as climate, lithology and physiography the pathways of their formation is discussed. Based on the relationships between soils and soil-forming factors, the distribution of the different soil types is explained. An ample bibliography backs up this exposition, supplemented by numerous figures, tables, colour plates and maps. The description of the contemporaneous surface soils is supplemented by a review of the numerous paleosols with their paleogeographic significance.

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