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of articles from an activity report of the IUSS Secretariat, the Minutes of
the IUSS Council meetings which took place during the IUSS Inter-Congress
Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, activities and recent achievements during the
International Decade of Soils (2015-2024), conference and meeting reports
and obituaries of outstanding soil scientists.
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Viewpoints and fact sheets – new items on the IUSS website
In the Newsroom of the IUSS website Prof. Rattan Lal, President of the
International Union of Soil Sciences, regularly provides viewpoints on soil
issues mainly addressed to the soil science community. In addition, the IUSS
has started to provide fact sheets on soil in relation to issues of high
importance for society. Topics covered will include Soil and climate
change, Soil degradation and desertification, Soil perception of society,
Soil and water quality, Soil and biodiversity, Soil governance, Soil and
arts, Soil and health, Soil and history and Soil and food security. The
fact sheets are written by well-known experts and are addressed not only to
scientists, but also to decision makers and opinion leaders.
Read more about Fact Sheets
<http://iuss.boku.ac.at/index.php?article_id=647>
Read more about View Points
<http://iuss.boku.ac.at/index.php?article_id=636>
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IUSS Distinguished Service Award for Prof. Klaus Töpfer
On 24 May 2017 the International Union of Soil Sciences awarded Prof. Dr.
Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus Töpfer the Distinguished Service Medal in Berlin. The
medal was presented during the Closing Plenary of the Global Soil Week 2017
addressing the theme ‘Catalyzing SDG Implementation through a Land and Soil
Review.’ Attended by almost 300 participants, the meeting aimed to develop
policy messages as input to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable
Development (HLPF).
With this award IUSS recognizes that Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus Töpfer
translated knowledge of soil science into policy and governance as German
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Safety; Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Civil Engineering and Urban
Development; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Executive
Director of the United Nations Environment Programme; founding and
Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies.
IUSS has been and shall continue to be pleased to work with Prof. Klaus
Töpfer and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies towards the
implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular by
providing knowledge and expertise on soil functions and their impacts on
sustainable life on planet earth.
Thus far the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) has presented the
Distinguished Service Medal to two prominent world citizens and policy
makers. In 2012 the first medal was awarded to HRH the late King of
Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej in order to recognize His outstanding
achievements in soil care and sustainable soil and land management. The
second medal was presented to HE Hon’ble Stéphan Le Foll for promoting soil
science on the global agenda through COP21, and for pointing out that soil
and agriculture present integral solutions to climate change and advancing
food security by implementing the “4 per Thousand” programme.
Read more <http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=26>
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Call for Nominations: Dokuchaev Award, Von Liebig Award, and the IUSS Jeju
Award
Three awards are presented by the IUSS at each World Congress of Soil
Science to recognize outstanding contributions in three areas:
- IUSS Dokuchaev Award for basic research in soil science
- IUSS Liebig Award for applied research in soil science
- The IUSS Jeju Award for a young or mid-career soil scientist.
Eligible nominees and nominators are members of the IUSS. Each award
consists of an engraved medal or equivalent, a certificate, a US$ 1000
honorarium, and financial support to attend the presentation at the World
Congress of Soil Science (WCSS).
Nomination procedures are on the IUSS Website:
>> Dokuchaev Award – information, criteria & guidelines
<http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=170>
>> Von Liebig Award – information, criteria & guidelines
<http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=171>
>> The IUSS Jeju Award – information, criteria & guidelines
<http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=637>
Submissions are due one year before the beginning of the WCSS.
The next WCSS begins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 12 August 2018.
Therefore, nominations are due 12 August 2017. Nominators who have
submitted previous nominations are encouraged to submit the nomination
again.
For further information, please contact M.B. Kirkham (Email <[log in to unmask]>).
Read more <http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=632>
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Request for national elections of Officers for IUSS Divisions and
Commissions 2017
Every four years elections the officers for the IUSS Divisions and
Commissions are newly elected. According to the IUSS statutes and bye-laws
(both version Oct. 2014) voting by IUSS Members shall be conducted
electronically on a one vote per individual in each National Member Society
basis, using a procedure developed by the National Society or adhering
organization to the Union.
The list of nominated persons and the corresponding biographies provided by
the Divisional Nominating Committees and the Electoral Committee are the
basis for the election. All officers except the appointed First Vice-Chairs
of the Divisions can be re-elected for one further term.
There will be one vote for each member and not adjusted in any manner to
reflect the number of members in a National Society. Elections will be
decided by a simple majority of votes cast.
The national Soil Science Societies are kindly asked to organise the
national election of officers for Divisions and Commissions as foreseen in
the IUSS Bye-laws (version Oct. 2014). The voting system for society
members shall be open from 1 September 2017 to 31 December 2017. The list
of nominated persons (ballot), the corresponding biographies and the
guideline for the voting procedure in 2017 are provided on the IUSS website.
The Presidents of the National Member Society are kindly requested to send
the results of elections to [log in to unmask] (Cc to Rainer Horn
<[log in to unmask]>) before 28 January 2018.
Read more <http://iuss.boku.ac.at/index.php?article_id=649>
General NewsVacancy Announcement - Director ICSU Regional Office for Asia
and the Pacific
The International Council for Science (ICSU) invites applications for the
position of Director of its Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific which
is hosted at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), in Kuala Lumpur.
ICSU is a non-governmental organization with a global membership of
national scientific bodies (122 Members, representing 142 countries) and
International Scientific Unions (31 Members). ICSU’s mission is to
strengthen international science for the benefit of society.
To do this, ICSU mobilizes the knowledge and resources of the international
science community to:
- Identify and address major issues of importance to science and society.
- Facilitate interaction amongst scientists across all disciplines and
from all countries.
- Promote the participation of all scientists—regardless of race,
citizenship, language, political stance, or gender—in the international
scientific endeavour.
- Provide independent, authoritative advice to stimulate constructive
dialogue between the scientific community and governments, civil society,
and the private sector.
ICSU is seeking candidates with the following qualifications and
knowledge:
- A PhD degree in a scientific discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Proven experience in science management including experience in the
organization and coordination of international inter-disciplinary and
collaborative science initiatives
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Demonstrated ability to lead a small team
- Experience in fundraising for scientific activities
- Prior knowledge of ICSU and its major partners and of regional
initiatives for science in the Asia and Pacific region would be an
additional advantage
Skills
- Excellent skills in strategic planning, as well as financial and
people management
- Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of project
stakeholders, including researchers from a wide range of disciplines and
backgrounds
- Strong intercultural awareness
The position requires frequent international travel.
Applications should be received no later than 30 June 2017 (midnight,
Paris time). It is expected that the Director will start his/her
appointment in August 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. This
position is only open to citizens of countries of the Asia and Pacific
region
Read more <http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=50>
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Latin America loses one of its most famous soil scientists: Carlos C. Cerri
(1946-2017)
The IUSS Secretariat was sad to learn that our distinguished colleague
Carlos Clemente Cerri passed away on 22 April 2017 at the age of 71.
He graduated as agronomist in 1971. He took his master degree in 1974 and
his PhD in 1979 in soil science. He was a full professor at the “Centro de
Energia Nuclear na Agricultura” (CENA) of the São Paulo University (USP,
Brazil). After research on soil organic matter (composition, properties and
dynamics), he performed research on soil carbon sequestration and
greenhouse gas emissions and mitigations in tropical conditions, especially
in the Brazilian Amazon. He established a close scientific cooperation with
many countries in the world including South America. Dr Cerri received
several awards and honorary positions including being associated – with IPCC
– to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He contributed to 260 scientific journal
articles and authored more than 100 publications, 41 book chapters and 6
books.
Dr C. Cerri will be very much missed for a long time to come by his family
and by all who knew him or were touched by his work and friendship.
Read more <http://iuss.boku.ac.at/index.php?article_id=651>
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In Memoriam Jan Frans De Coninck (1926-2017)
Dr. ir. Jan Frans De Coninck, Honorary Professor of Soil Science at the
Faculty of Sciences of the Ghent University in Belgium died on June 10,
2017 at the age of 91.
Jan Frans De Coninck retired from the Ghent University on September 30,
1991, after 23 years of teaching in soil genesis and soil mineralogy at the
International Training Centre for Post-graduate Soil Scientists, where he
also served as Head of the Laboratory for Soil Analyses. In 1951 he joined
the Belgian Centre for Soil Survey as chief cartographer and this was the
beginning of a brilliant career in soil science. He established an
international reputation for his research on the genesis and properties of
Spodosols/Podzols. He was vice-President of Commission VII (Soil
Mineralogy) of the International Society of Soil Science and European
coordinator of the ICOMOD Commission (Spodosols) of the Soil Conservation
Service of the USA.
Read more <http://iuss.boku.ac.at/index.php?article_id=654>
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Presentations of a Soil Erosion modelling workshop
The workshop took place in Ispra, Italy (20-22 March 2017) and was
organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC). It hosted more than 110
participants and the 83 presentations are available for download. This
workshop discussed mainly issues how the local/regional modeling results
can be upscaled (or applied) at European scale. Emphasis was also given to
management practices that can reduce soil erosion and small scale
applications.
Read more <http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/themes/erosion-modelling-workshop>
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Future rainfall erosivity projections (2050) based on climate change
scenarios
The challenge to develop trends in soil erosion changes can be responded
developing modelling scenarios of the two most dynamic factors in soil
erosion: rainfall erosivity and land cover change.
The mean rainfall erosivity for the European Union and Switzerland is
projected to be 857 MJ mm ha-1 h-1yr-1 till 2050 showing a relative mean
increase of 18% compared to baseline data (2010).The changes are
heterogeneous in the European continent depending on the future
projec¬tions of most erosive months (hot period: April–September). The
output results (published in a recent paper in the Journal of Hydrology)
report a pan-European projection of future rainfall ero¬sivity taking into
account the uncertainties of the climatic models. The rainfall erosivity in
2050 was modelled based on a moderate climate change scenario (HadGEM RCP
4.5) and using as main data sources the REDES based European R-factors.
Data on erosivity projections are available.
Read more
<http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/themes/future-rainfall-erosivity-projections-2050-based-climate-change>
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European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM)
A new interface of this important archive is presented in ESDAC. The 5500
maps are available for download (PDF, JPEG) and allow the user to browse by
country or continent. The EuDASM archive is the result of a collaboration
between JRC and ISRIC. The objective of this collaboration was to transfer
paper-based soil maps into a digital format with the maximum possible
resolution and to ensure their preservation and easy disclosure. Many of
those documents are more than 50 years old and include information and data
from developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Read more
<http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/resource-type/national-soil-maps-eudasm>
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Call for applications for the selection of members of the Sino-European
Panel on Land and Soil
In 2011, the European Commission DG Joint Research Centre (JRC) set up the
Sino-European panel on Land and Soil (SEPLS). The group’s tasks are to
provide the Commission with advice and expertise on the current state of
land and soil resources and potential environmental and socio-economic
consequences of their future utilization patterns. The Commission is
calling for applications with a view to renewing the membership of the
group. More info on the SEPLS can be found here. Deadline for applications:
August 31, 2017.
Read more
<http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=calls.calls_for_app>
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Global assessment of pressures on soil biodiversity
The JRC’s Soil Team is working on the first global assessment of the
impacts on soil biodiversity by both anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic
pressures. To reach this goal, JRC carries out a survey to incorporate
expert judgments. The result of this survey will allow to rank the main
pressures on soil life and to map their distribution at the global scale.
Responses are essential for determining how to weight each pressure in the
cumulative impact maps that will be produced. Therefore, participation in
this process is highly appreciated.
Read more <https://goo.gl/forms/F2MZb4hNUNGx4mCt1>
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New Project to Promote Sustainable Soil Management in the Alpine Space
Living soil performs multiple ecosystem services for humans. The Interreg
Alpine Space project Links4Soils will raise the awareness of them to the
surface and develop sustainable soil management practices in different
sectors. The Links4Soils project officially started with a Kick-off
Conference in Ljubljana. Main outputs of the project are the Alpine Soil
Partnership linking experts and decision-makers and the Alpine soil
information and decision web platform. The Alpine Soil Partnership will be
embedded as a subgroup of the Global Soil Partnership of the FAO and work
hand in hand with existing organisations dealing with soils in the Alpine
region (e.g. ELSA, EUSALP and the Alpine Convention). In a bottom-up
approach the project will develop sustainable management plans for
different land uses and sectors in the Alpine space.
Project Website <http://www.alpine-space.eu/links4soils>
Alpine Soils Platform <http://www.alpinesoils.eu>
Read more <http://www.alpine-space.eu/project-news-details/en/1433>
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Sprucing Up Your Springtime Soils
For many gardeners, spring is the time to tend that garden they might have
been neglecting all winter. One of the first steps is getting the soil back
into shape. David Lindbo, the director of the Soil Science Division at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, says soil is “an entire ecosystem unto
itself.” He discusses how different types of soils are formed and shares
methods for examining soil’s texture and color, which can clue you into its
water and mineral content.
Read more
<http://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sprucing-up-your-springtime-soils/?utm_source=Weekly+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=47769b971a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_10d8eab927-47769b971a-54189233>
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The Economics of Soil Health
There are quantitative tests to determine soil health, there are
qualitative tools to assess soil health, and there are predictive models to
project changes in soil health. But after all the work, there is very
little meaningful data to answer the most important question: does soil
health improve farm economics? To find an answer to this, scientists
compared multiple independent tests correlated to yield.
Read more
<http://www.agprofessional.com/news/key-issues-perspective/economics-soil-health>
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Talking dirty: The conversation between plants and soil
Plants release chemicals into the soil, called exudates that tell microbes
to turn on or turn off certain chemical processes. Scientists are beginning
to understand these signals and are hoping to exploit them to improve the
efficiency, sustainability and environmental impact of the trillion dollar
agricultural industry.
Read more
<https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/talking-dirty-the-conversation-between-plants-and-soil>
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Readers recommend playlist: songs of earth, soil and dirt
My grandma used to say: “You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die.”
Charley Patton, who starts us off this week, sounds as if he’s doing just
that as he hollers and moans through Down the Dirt Road Blues. There are
more songs that deal with earth, soil and dirt than you would imagine.
Read more
<https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/25/readers-recommend-playlist-songs-earth-soil-dirt-blues-psych-rock>
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Conferences, Meetings and Workshops
UniNuoro 2017 Summer School on Climate Change and Land Degradation
Neutrality: Modelling Tools and Integrated Approaches
UniNuoro in Nuoro (Sardinia), Italy, July 17-21, 2017. On behalf of the
University of Sassari, we are pleased to invite you to attend UniNuoro’s
2017 Summer School on “Climate Change and Land Degradation Neutrality:
Modelling Tools and Integrated Approaches”. The School is targeted to
graduates, doctoral and post-doctoral students in environmental
disciplines, agronomy, soil science, applied biology, natural resource
management, landscape planning, environmental sciences from all over the
world.
Read more <http://www.uninuoro.it/summerschool/>
Download Flyer
<http://www.iuss.org/files/summer_school_climate_change_flyer.pdf>
Conference *Soil Classification a powerful tool for planning soil
conservation*
Riga (Latvia), 21 July 2017. Organised by the European Society for Soil
Conservation in collaboration with Soil Science Society of Latvia. The
event is combined with the International WRB Soil Classification Field
Workshop in Latvia and Estonia (July 22-27, 2017).
Read more <http://www.azb.lu.lv/eng/>
2nd Intensive Training Course on Soil Micromorphology
Centre de Formació Contínua UdL, Campus de Cappont, Lleida, Spain.
September 25 to October 6, 2017. The course is directed to students or
graduates in agronomy, archeology, geology, environmental sciences,
forestry, or any degree including soil science or geoarcheology in its
curriculum. Period of matriculation ends on September 17, 2017.
Read more <http://www.cfc.udl.cat/fc/curso/1751>
IsoCycles 2017 Conference
Conference Centre Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland, October 15-20, 2017.
The improvement of analytical techniques and the substantial increase in
the number of laboratories with the instrumentation required to perform
isotopic measurements have boosted the number of studies using stable
isotopes. Stable isotopes of C, N, and S, and recently of O bound to P in
phosphate, are powerful tools to trace sources, track transfers, and
understand abiotic and biological processes and transformations of
nutrients in the environment. However, although the biogeochemical cycles
of individual nutrients are closely coupled, only a limited number of
studies has attempted to combine stable isotope analyses of multiple
nutrient elements. Advancing a coupled stable isotope research agenda in
the important area of nutrient biogeochemistry is the opportunity we seek
to exploit through the proposed conference. Submission of abstracts is open
till July 15.
Read more <http://www.isocycles.ethz.ch>
Intersol 2018 Polluted Sites & Soils – Call for papers
Intersol (International Conference-Exhibition on Soils, Sediments and
Water) will take place in Paris, France, March 27-29, 2018, under the theme
“Polluted Sites and soils: A challenge for major urban projects!” Deadline
for the call for papers (spoken presentations and posters): October 20,
2017.
Read more <http://www.intersol.fr>
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New publications
Exploring Soils. A Hidden World Underground
By Samantha Grover and Camille Heisler. Published June 2017 by CSIRO
Publishing, 32 pages, colour illustrations, ISBN: 9781486305001, price
hardcover $ 24.95.
Have you ever wondered what happens in the earth underneath us? James has,
and he wants to learn more about soil. In Exploring Soils: A Hidden World
Underground, James discovers that soil is not just dirt for digging in. He
explores how plants and animals live in soil, how soils are formed, how
they differ, and the ways that soil is essential in our lives. Exploring
Soils will take you to an underground world filled with activity and
discoveries. Perfect for ages 6 – 9.
Read more <http://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7464#sthash.LaHIJIDS.dpuf>
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Research for AGRI Committee – Preserving agricultural soils in the EU
Berge, H.F.M. ten, Schroder, J.J., Olesen, J.E. and Giraldez Cervera, J.V.
2017, European Parliament, Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion
Policies, Brussels. ISBN 978-92-846-0955-0.
This study explains how threats to soils and soil services are linked to
agricultural soil management, how threats can be mitigated, and which
barriers complicate this. It highlights trade-offs and synergies that exist
between different interests affected by soil management, such as climate
change mitigation, water and air quality, biodiversity, food security and
farm income. Conservation of peatland and extensive agro-forestry systems,
and protecting soils against sealing, erosion and compaction are ranked as
highest priorities. Potential policy elements are suggested.
Read more
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2017/601973/IPOL_STU%282017%29601973_EN.pdf>
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China’s Soil Pollution and Degradation Problems
By Claudio O. Delang, May 11, 2017, Routledge, 146 pages. ISBN
9781138684607, price hardback £ 45.00.
China’s air pollution is infamous. The haze can make it impossible to see
buildings across the street, and the pollution forces schools to close and
creates health and morbidity problems, in addition to tremendous
environmental degradation. However, China also faces another important
environmental problem, which is less well-known to the public: that of soil
degradation and pollution. This book provides an overview of the problems
related to soil degradation and pollution throughout China, examining how
and why current policy has fallen short of expectation. It also examines
the challenges faced by policy makers as they attempt to adopt sustainable
practices alongside a booming and ever-expanding economy.
China’s Soil Pollution and Degradation Problems utilizes grey literature
such as newspaper articles, NGO reports and Chinese government information
alongside academic studies in order to provide an extensive review of the
challenges faced by grassroots organizations as they tackle environmental
policy failings throughout China.
This book will be of great interest to students of environmental pollution
and contemporary Chinese studies looking for an introduction to the topics
of soil pollution and soil degradation, and for researchers looking for an
extensive list of sources and analysis of China’s environmental problems
more broadly.
Read more
<https://www.routledge.com/Chinas-Soil-Pollution-and-Degradation-Problems/Delang/p/book/9781138684607>
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The Spirit of the Soil – Agriculture and Environmental Ethics, 2nd Edition
By Paul B. Thompson, May, 31, 2017, Routledge, 252 pages. ISBN
9781138676633, price softcover £ 29.99, hardback £ 110.00.
In this second edition of The Spirit of the Soil: Agriculture and
Environmental Ethics, Paul B. Thompson reviews four worldviews that shape
competing visions for agriculture. Productionists have sought increasing
yields—to make two seeds grow where only one grew before—while traditional
visions of good farming have stressed stewardship. These traditional
visions have been challenged by two more worldviews: a call for a total
cost accounting for farming and an advocacy for a holistic perspective.
Thompson argues that an environmentally defensible systems approach must
draw upon all four worldviews, recognizing their flaws and synthesizing
their strengths in a new vision of sustainable agriculture. This classic
1995 study has been thoroughly revised and significantly expanded in its
second edition with up-to-date examples of agriculture’s impact on the
environment. These include extensive discussions of new pesticides and the
effects of animal agriculture on climate and other are as of the
environment. In addition, a new final chapter discusses sustainability,
which has become a dominant idea within environmental studies and agrarian
political philosophy.
Read more
<https://www.routledge.com/The-Spirit-of-the-Soil-Agriculture-and-Environmental-Ethics/Thompson/p/book/9781138676633>
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The Soils of Serbia
By Pavlović, P., Kostić, N., Karadžić, B., Mitrović, M., 1st ed. 2017 by
Springer, XVI, 225 pages, 121 illus. World Soils Book Series, ISBN
978-94-017-8660-7, price hardcover € 164,99
The main objective of this book is to present the distribution and
diversity of major soil types in Serbia. It focuses on giving a detailed
description of the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil and
their geomorphological forms, as well as the geological characteristics of
parent material. An integrative approach is used to study the interaction
between climate, vegetation and geology in soil formation. Special
attention is paid to human-induced soil degradation due to the erosion and
contamination of soils in Serbia. The book includes a harmonization of
national soil classification systems, with the FAO, WBR and ESD systems.
Read more <http://www.springer.com/de/book/9789401786591>
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The Soils of Slovenia
By Vrščaj, Borut, Repe, Blaž, Simončič, Primož, 1st ed. 2017 by Springer,
XXVI, 216 pages, 212 illus., 209 illus. in colour. World Soils Book Series,
ISBN 978-94-017-8585-3, price hardcover € 126,49
This books gives a complete overview of the Soils of Slovenia, from soil
research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil
maps, soil properties, classification, fertility, land use and vegetation,
soil management, soils and humans, soils and industries and future soils
issues.
Read more <http://www.springer.com/de/book/9789401785846>
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Manual of Methods for Soil and Land Evaluation
Edited by Edoardo A.C. Costantini, June 30, 2017 by CRC Press, 564 pages.
ISBN 9781138113985, price paperback £ 59.99, hardback £ 97.00.
The goal of the manual is to supply an operational tool for pedologists,
agronomists, environmentalists, and all of the other specialists who carry
out land evaluation for agriculture and forestry or, more generally,
stakeholders and policy makers who make decisions at the local level based
on the knowledge of the nature of soil. Discussion of the topics is not
only technical and operational, but also in-depth and didactic; therefore,
the text may also be used as a valid complement for students majoring in
subjects that involve soil use, management and conservation. The literature
offers a wide choice of possible soil and land evaluation methods, while
knowledge of the relationships existing between the physical
characteristics of lands, particularly those of soils, and the requirements
of specific uses is limited.
Read more
<https://www.crcpress.com/Manual-of-Methods-for-Soil-and-Land-Evaluation/Costantini/p/book/9781138113985>
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Soil Biochemistry
By K Haider, Andreas Schäffer, June 30, 2017 by CRC Press, 132 pages. ISBN
9781138116306, price paperback £ 59.99, hardback £ 47.99.
Soils play a central role in the conversion of organic matter and element
fluxes because of the large number of microorganisms present in the soil.
In this book the more important processes that are driven by
microbiological activity are discussed. It will be of interest to students
of chemistry, biology, ecology, soil science and related areas. Researchers
from these fields will profit from extended literature surveys in each
chapter comprising important findings from early as well as the most recent
investigations.
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<https://www.crcpress.com/Soil-Biochemistry/Haider-Schaffer/p/book/9781138116306>
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Semi-Field Methods for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides in
Soil
By Andreas Schaeffer, Paul J. van den Brink, Fred Heimbach, Simon P. Hoy,
Frank M.W. de Jong, Jorg Rombke, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Jose P. Sousa, June
30, 2017 by CRC Press, 144 Pages, 36 B/W Illus. ISBN 9781138117969, price
paperback £ 59.99, hardback £ 102.00.
The book includes a clear description of how to perform a higher-tier
terrestrial risk assessment and provides a single reference on the subject.
It examines various types of semi-field methods for soil assessment,
including the use of terrestrial model ecosystems for pesticide risk
assessment. In addition, the text also explores legislative and regulatory
issues and offers technical recommendations. The book provides guidance on
how to assess the soil risks of pesticides in the environment and explains
how to use semi-field methods to access how pesticides may lead to spatial
and temporal changes in soil biological communities and the larger
agricultural landscape.
Read more
<https://www.crcpress.com/Semi-Field-Methods-for-the-Environmental-Risk-Assessment-of-Pesticides/Schaeffer-Brink-Heimbach-Hoy-Jong-Rombke-Ross-Nickoll-Sousa/p/book/9781138117969>
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