Soil Resources and the Environment

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The author, who works for the ministry of environment in Mozambique, provides an overview as to how knowledge of the soil processes can be put to practical use to improve agricultural productivity, reduce soil degradation, reclaim salt-affected soils, build civil constructions, conserve soil moisture, and prevent contamination of the soil. The volume looks at soil from two interrelated angles<-- >as a resource and as an environmental medium. It emphasizes the dynamics of the soil processes in terms of a soil-plant-air continuum, and is modeling oriented. Eight exercises conclude the volume. Distributed by Enfield. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)