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RECORD NUMBER: 449 OF 496| Main Title | The Soils of Croatia [electronic resource] / | ||||
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| Type | EBOOK | ||||
| Author | Basic, Ferdo. | ||||
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, | ||||
| Year Published | 2013 | ||||
| Call Number | S622-627 | ||||
| ISBN | 9789400758155 | ||||
| Subjects | Environmental sciences ; Soil conservation | ||||
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| Collation | XIII, 179 p. 165 illus., 164 illus. in color. online resource. | ||||
| Notes | Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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| Contents Notes | Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Soil as a natural resource of Croatia -- Agricultural regions of Croatia -- Factors of soil genesis -- Soil taxonomy in Croatia -- Pedosphere of Croatia. The Soils of Croatia is a six-chapter book detailing all aspects of Croatian soils. The book presents, in a reader friendly way, the lively history of pedology in Croatia. It explains soils as natural resources for this country and offers a detailed view on the different agricultural regions referenced in Croatia. The Soils of Croatia also contains useful information regarding the different factors of soil genesis in the different regions as well as on soil taxonomy and it gives a very detailed classification of different Croatian Soils. Overall, this book contains everything that pedologists, students and anyone else interested in Croatian soils should know about. |