TY - BOOK AU - Legros,Jean-Paul AU - Sarma,V.A.K. TI - Major soil groups of the world: ecology, genesis, properties and classification SN - 9781466502437 (ebook : PDF) PY - 2013/// CY - Boca Raton, Fla. PB - CRC Press KW - Soils KW - Soil formation KW - Classification KW - Soil geography KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - "A Science Publishers book."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Definitions, concepts and tools -- 2. Factors of pedogenesis -- 3. Progressive descent of weathering fronts, other pedogenetic mechanisms and spatial organization of soils -- 4. Classifications : international WRB and U.S. soil taxonomy -- 5. Ferralsols and other soils of the hot regions -- 6. Vertisols -- 7. Calcisols and other soils on carbonate-bearing and sulphate-bearing materials -- 8. Cambisols, luvisols and planosols -- 9. Red soils of the Mediterranean and dry tropical zones -- 10. Andosols -- 11. Podzolic soils -- 12. Gleysols, stagnosols and histosols -- 13. Saline soils : solonchaks and solonetz -- 14. Chernozems; general conclusions; Also available in print edition UR - http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781466502437 ER -