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SOILPHYSICS:THESTUDYOFTHESTATEANDTRANSPORTOFALLFORMOFMATTERANDENERGYINSOILSSeveralSPICEresources, designedforhighschoolstudents,enableSoilsarecomplexmixturesofminerals,water,air,organicmatter,andcountlessorganismsthataretheayingremainsof once-livingthingsSoilanalysescanhelpformthebasisofasoundsoilfertilityandplantnutritionprogramSoilsurfaceareaBackgroundROOTZONESOIL SURFACEGeneratealistofreasonswhysoilsandthestudyofsoilscienceisimportanttosustaininglifeonEarth,andexplorehowmuchsoilavailableonEarthis forhumanuseDescribethefivefactorsofsoilformationandbeabletoexplainhoweachfactoraffectsthesoilprofilesoilsurveydescribesthecharacteristicsofthe soilsinagivenarea,classifiesthesoilsaccordingtoastandardsystemoftaxonomy,plotstheboundariesofthesoilsonamap,storessoilpropertyinformationin anorganizeddatabase,andmakespredictionsaboutthesuitabilityandlimitationsofeachsoilformultipleusesaswellastheirThetaxonomicdiversityofthesoil biotaissohighthatinevitablysomeselectionmustbemade.Volumeandmassrelationships.Contents:Soilphysics.JWhystudysoilphysics???Itformsatthe surfaceofland–itisSoils:GenesisandGeomorphologyisacomprehensiveandaccessibletextbookonallaspectsofsoils.Inthisunit,studentswilllearnhowto collectsoilsamplesforlaboratoryanalysis,andinterpretandusesoilanalysisreportdataasatoolforsoilqualityassessmentSoils:GenesisandGeomorphologyis acomprehensiveandaccessibletextbookonallaspectsofsoilsATMOSPHEREUnitsSoilsurfaceareaSoilstructureIntwolecturesCHAPTERSOIL PHYSICALPROPERTIESSoiltextureThebook’sintroductorychaptersonsoilmor-phology,physics,Thisunitintroducesstudentstothecomponentsofsoil andsoilphysicalproperties,andhoweachaffectssoiluseandmanagementinfarmsandgardensContents:SoilphysicsSoilstructureSoiltextureWatercontent Soilscience,asaland-relateddiscipline,hasimportantlinkstoseveraloftheSDGs,whicharedemonstratedthroughthefunctionsofsoilsandtheecosystem servicesthatareThistextbookintroducesreaderstothebasicsofsoilscience,includingthephysical,chemical,andbiologicalpropertiesofsoils;soilformation, classification,andglobaldistribution;soilhealth,soilsandhumanity,andsustainablelandmanagementPDFTheconsumptionanddestructionofsoils,ie,the destructionofthesurfacesoilorofthetopsoil,isoneofthebiggestecologicalproblemsFind,readandcitealltheresearchCHAPTERSOILPHYSICAL PROPERTIESThebook’sintroductorychaptersonsoilmor-phology,physics,mineralogyandorganismspreparethereaderforthemoreadvancedand thoroughtreatmentthatfollowsIntroductiontosoilscienceVolumeandmassrelationshipsSample-Chapters/C10/EApdf “ABriefHistoryofSoilScience”by EricBrevik:SSSAPresentsup-to-dateinformationonmethodologiesandinterpretationsoftheresultsinthefieldofsoilsciences;Exploresadvancesinsoil analysisviatestingprinciples,sampleOverviewIntroductiontosoilresourceoverviewWatercontentmeasurementsThetaxonomicgroupsdescribedbelowwere selectedonthebasisoftheirdiversefunctionalsignificancetosoilfertility(hencetheterm"targettaxa");andtheirrelativeeaseofsampling(Figure1)UNIT OVERVIEW