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The International Decade of Soils (2015-2024)

As the International Year of Soils (IYS 2015) has come to an end, the IUSS
would like to acknowledge the many achievements and the large number of
successful events, large and small, that were held during the year and to
congratulate all of those who organised and participated in these
activities. Many of these events were held under the auspices of IUSS and
almost all involved its National and individual Members.

In the ‘Vienna Soil Declaration’ of Dec. 7, 2015, the IUSS has identified
the key roles played by soils in addressing the major resource,
environmental, health and social problems which humanity is currently
facing. Given this situation, the IUSS believes that it is incumbent on IUSS
members to not only maintain the level of activity generated in IYS 2015
but to increase the momentum and the extent of our contributions on these
issues as we move towards the Centenary of the IUSS formation in 2024.

The Executive Committee and the Council of the IUSS will play a pivotal
role in setting overall objectives and directions during this period.
However, it is essential that all Divisions, Commissions, Working Groups,
National, Regional and individual Members but also experts of related
fields of expertise accept the challenge to undertake activities to ensure
that the significance of soils in maintaining healthy life and environment
remain continually at the forefront of political and scientific planning
and decision making.

The International Decade of Soils shall thus be a continuation of the
efforts made during the International Year of the Soils 2015. It will be
marked by a number of activities on the national and international levels.

IUSS plans to play a key role in education, dissemination of information,
issuing informative press statement on key issues, co-ordinating activities
across the world through our National Members (e.g. World Soils Day) and
maintaining a historical record and collecting personal biographies.
Furthermore, a public outreach campaign is envisaged to show the emotional
and cultural relevance of soils as well as forging partnerships with other
international organisations who could help propagate IDS messages and
support us in our endeavours.

As a first step, a logo was designed. Secondly, the Vienna Soil Declaration
was translated into Spanish and Portuguese. And upon the initiative of the
Latin American Society for Soil Science (SLCS) the first outreach campaign
via social media was launched (for further details, please see below).

Internation Decade of Soils – Website
<http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=588>
Vienna Soil Declaration <http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=588>

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Call - ¡Thus are Soils of my Nation®!

Based on the FAO Global Soil Partnership and the International Decade of
Soils, the program “Thus are Soils of my Nation” – an educational project
of the Latin-American Soil Science Society and the Latin-American network
for soil science teaching & learning – would like to invite the global soil
community and the general public to participate in an awareness campaign
about the value of the soil for life.
The goal is to create a “Soil’s Friends Virtual Network”, in which all
people who are interested globally collaborate on diverse levels to educate
and generate public awareness of the need to preserve the soil as an
essential part of the environmental balance.
The campaign will be kicked off on Twitter using the hashtag #ElSueloEsVida
Read more <http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=588>

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Final request for contributions to the next IUSS Bulletin 128

This is a gentle, but urgent reminder that the IUSS Secretariat (
[log in to unmask]) is still looking for contributions for the next
IUSS Bulletin 128. Since its publication is planned for June, only
contributions received before 15 May 2016 can be included. In particular,
the Secretariat would welcome conference/meeting reports including IYS
celebrations and first activities dedicated to the International Decade of
Soils (2015-2024), answers to the “Five Questions to a Soil Scientist”,
your three favourite soil science books and any other information you would
like to share with the international soil science community. Please make
sure to send high-resolution photos only.
For ideas and inspiration please take a look at:
Five Questions to a Soil Scientist
<http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=308>
Three favourite soil science books
<http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=433>

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Call for nominations for IUSS Honorary Members - Reminder

In the beginning of March all presidents of IUSS National Soil Science
Societies were invited to put forward their country’s nominations for
Honorary Members to the IUSS. In line with the IUSS Byelaws, nominations
must be submitted to the IUSS Secretariat (Email <[log in to unmask]>)
by 19 May 2016 at the very latest. According to the IUSS Statutes Honorary
Members will be elected by the Council, and shall be living at the time of
election. They must be scientists of great distinction in Soil Science and
have made substantial contributions to ISSS/IUSS. The number of Honorary
Members that can be elected every four years at the InterCongress meeting
will be determined by the merit of the candidates bu t shall not exceed 15.
The next InterCongress Meeting will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
November 20-25, 2016.

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IUSS Presidential elections 2016 - Reminder

The election of the next President of the IUSS is due this year.
The appointment of the President represents a total of six years commitment
to the Union by serving two years each as President-Elect (2017/18),
President (2019/20) and Past-President (2021/22).
The call for nominations was published in a separate Alert on 16 March
2016. Full documentation is available on the IUSS website. Full Nomination
documentation should be submitted electronically to Roger Swift (Email
<[log in to unmask]>) by 31st May, 2016. A copy should also be sent to IUSS
Secretary (Email <[log in to unmask]>).
Read more <http://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=582>

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IPBES call for nomination of experts for global assessment and sustainable
use of biodiversity

IPBES calls to nominate experts to participate in the Global Assessment on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the scoping of the thematic
assessment of the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity.

Should you wish ICSU to support your or your candidate’s nomination, please
fill in the application form (see link below) and in the section “B.
Details of Government/Organisation supporting your nomination” indicate the
International Council for Science as the nominating organization,
Anne-Sophie STEVANCE, Science Officer, as the ICSU contact person, ICSU
will then receive the application form for approval.
In addition, IPBES is seeking nominations to the IPBES Fellowship Pilot
Programme, to participate in the Global Assessment on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services. The IPBES Fellowship Pilot Programme targets early
career experts who wish to gain experience by participating in the work of
IPBES. More information on the IPBES Fellowship Pilot Programme and
nomination process can be found on the IPBES website. The deadline for
nominations is 5 May 2016.

Call for Expert Participation
<http://www.ipbes.net/article/call-nomination-experts-and-fellows-global-assessment-and-experts-scoping-sustainable-use>
Application form <http://www.ipbes.net/applicationform>
Contact Anne-Sophie STEVANCE <[log in to unmask]>
Programme
<https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5da0fed71c7e4399fb28ab549/files/Additional_guidance_fellowship_programme.pdf>

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Call for Innovations for the SDGs

The first annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and
Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held at the United Nations in
New York, on June 6 and 7, 2016. Among other things, the STI Forum will aim
to feature innovations and solutions for the sustainable development goals.
In this context, the Inter-agency Task Team on STI for the SDGs (IATT) and
the 10-Member Group to support the TFM are supporting a Call for Action for
the sharing of Innovations for the SDGs via webiste. Please submit
contributions by 30 April 2016.
Read more <http://stisolutions4sdgs.globalinnovationexchange.org>

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Grass-clover effective in removing soil phosphorus

When combined with regular mowing and removing the cuttings, growing
grass-clover on phosphorus-rich soils is an effective technique for
reducing soil phosphorus levels and accelerating the development of
species-rich grassland. This is the conclusion of a recent article
published in the March–April 2016 issue of the Journal of Environmental
Quality. Based on long-term field studies in the Dutch province of
Noord-Brabant, there are also strong indications that this method minimizes
the amount of phosphorus leaching to surface water and groundwater.
Phosphorus pollution is a major problem in the Netherlands, leading to
reduced plant diversity and surface water algal blooms.
Read more
<https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jeq/abstracts/45/2/701>

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Seven projects protecting soils around the world

The International Year of Soils came to a close on December 4, but that
won’t be the end of the work for many soil projects. According to United
Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, “soils are the foundation of food
systems” and “are critical to achieving food security and nutrition.”
Without governance and investment in measures to promote sustainable soil
practices, further soil degradation could have enormous implications.
Thankfully, farmers and scientists are finding ways to improve soils and
increase food security. Here are seven influential projects and programs
helping to restore the world’s soil.
Read more
<http://foodtank.com/news/2016/02/seven-soil-projects-working-around-the-world>

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Scientists just grew vegetables in ‘Martian’ soil — but there’s a catch

In “The Martian,” astronaut and botanist Mark Watney has to figure out how
to make potatoes grow in the arid, alien soil of Mars. Real-life scientists
are trying to do the same thing on Earth — even though no earthling has
ever had access to Martian dirt. Scientists from the Dutch Wageningen
University and Research Center say they have had surprising success with
crops grown in a simulated Martian soil created by NASA. They’ve managed to
make 10 species including peas and tomatoes yield produce by mixing in
organic matter from Earth into the soil. This made it hold water better
(the “moon” soil in particular is very hydrophobic) and provided nutrients
for the growing plants.
Read more
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/03/09/scientists-just-grew-vegetables-in-martian-soil-but-theres-a-catch/>

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Carbon farming is a zero-risk strategy for curbing climate change

Now that 195 nations, including the U.S., have agreed to ambitious
greenhouse gas emission reductions to slow the pace of climate change, the
question everyone is asking is: How will we actually meet our targets set
for 2035? There is one way that is zero-risk and builds on something
farmers around the world are already motivated to do: manage soils so that
a maximum amount of the carbon dioxide plants pull out of the air via
photosynthesis remains on the farm as carbon-rich soil organic matter.
“Carbon farming,” as it is sometimes called, is Mother Nature’s own
geoengineering, relying on fundamental biological processes to capture
carbon and sequester it in the soil, carbon that would otherwise be in the
air as the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.
Read more
<http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/275050-carbon-farming-is-a-zero-risk-strategy-for-curbing>

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Monthly rainfall erosivity (R-factor) & conversion factors for different
time resolutions

As a follow up and an advancement of the recently published Rainfall
Erosivity Database at European Scale (REDES) and the respective mean annual
R-factor map, the monthly aspect of rainfall erosivity has been added to
REDES. The different time resolutions (from 5 to 60 min) of high temporal
data require a conversion of monthly R-factor based on a pool of stations
with available data at all time resolutions. Calibration factors for
transferring the R-factor values between different time resolutions on a
monthly scale have been produced and allow normalizing the monthly R-factor
values to a common 30-min resolution. Seasonal patterns of rainfall
erosivity in different regions of Europe are also shown.
Read more
<http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/themes/monthly-r-factor-and-conversion-factors-different-time-resolutions>

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Tea Bag Index

The Tea Bag Index (TBI) has the objective to create a global soil map of
tea bag decomposition. The Tea bag index measures decay of plant material
by using two types of tea bags (green and rooibos). Tea bags are placed in
the soil and weight loss is determined after three months. As the tea types
are composed of different material, their decomposition is indicative for a
two phased decomposition model, with a fast initial phase and a slower
second phase when weight loss levels off. If you are interested to join
this experiment, and agree with the terms and conditions, you can apply
till 1 February 2017.
Read more <http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/networkcooperations/tea-bag-index>
Download the TBI call
<http://www.iuss.org/files/invitation_call_for_single_and_bulk.pdf>

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Hidden Treasures

Plant roots are vital components of the earth’s ecosystem. They are
necessary for all plant growth, including the production of food and
nutrients for humans and many other organisms. However, as root systems are
out of sight, their beauty and importance often go unnoticed. Exposed: *The
Secret Life of Roots* showcases the presence and importance of roots
through visually stunning root representations using the work of
agricultural ecologist Dr. Jerry Glover, sculptor Steve Tobin, and
photographer Jim Richardson.
Read more
<https://m.usbg.gov/exposed-secret-life-roots#sthash.gUBZ1NxC.dpuf>

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Peat mapping prize in Indonesia

Last year, fires burned 2 million hectares of peatlands in Indonesia. The
country wants to restore them. But first, it needs to know the extent and
depth of its peatlands. The Indonesian government is now offering a million
dollar prize for whoever can provide the best mapping solution.
Read more
<https://theconversation.com/indonesia-offers-a-cool-million-to-whoever-can-help-take-the-heat-off-its-peatlands-56294>

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South Australia bushfires: Farmers fight to save topsoil after devastating
85,000-hectare blaze

A huge expanse of normally productive farming land in South Australia’s mid
north now looks more like a desert after a bushfire tore through 85,000
hectares last November, killing two people.
Read more
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-05/sa-farmers-fight-to-save-soil-after-devastating-bushfires/7221906>

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Remediating brine-contaminated soils from the surface

In the oil and gas industry, drilling and fracturing operations produce
saline-sodic wastewaters (i.e., brines) as a by-product. These brines
commonly contain salts at concentrations similar to or well above that
found in seawater. When a brine is released into the environment, soil
remediation is necessary, and most methods involve either leaching the
salts below the root zone, a time-consuming process, or the complete
excavation of the contaminated soil.
Dendrite formation following the infiltration of the
crystallization-inhibitor ferric hexacyanoferrate in a brine-contaminated
soil column is a new method. A recent article in Agricultural &
Environmental Letters reports on a new method for removing salts from
brine-contaminated soils. Unlike other brine remediation techniques, this
new in situ method removes salts from the soil surface and may expedite the
remediation process.
Read more
<https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/story/2016/apr/thu/remediating-brine-contaminated-soils-from-the-surface>

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Is there actually a “right way” to dig a hole for planting?

Protecting your investment in your plants starts by digging a hole the
right size, with the right conditions. If you dig the hole incorrectly,
essentially all you do is create a bigger pot for your plant.

Planting your transplants in the right type of hole can make all the
difference in their success. Look at the difference in the same variety of
tomato planted in holes prepared in different ways. Which tomato – or shrub
or tree – would you prefer to have in your yard?
Read more
<https://soilsmatter.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/is-there-actually-a-right-way-to-dig-a-hole-for-planting/>

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Film: Soil Story

Watch it and see how the soil can help restore the carbon balance on earth.
YouTube Video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08TI1RKj54g&feature=share>
Read more <http://thesoilstory.com/>

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Between Earth and Sky

Between Earth and Sky released its second film trailer on Earth Day, April
22, 2016 after the first trailer won Golden ADDY. The ground-breaking film
is the first of its kind to explore global climate change through the lens
of soil science. The research-based film tells the story of global climate
change by shining a light on arctic soils and ecosystems, and the
livelihood of Alaskan-Americans. Between Earth and Sky is a collaborative
film effort between the Soil Science Society of America, University of
Alaska-Fairbanks (UAF), Texas Tech University (TTU), BL Allen Endowment in
Pedology in the Department of Plant and Soil Science at TTU, Texas Tech
Public Media, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The film
documents the research of recently retired UAF professor Dr. Chien-Lu Ping,
TTU’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Chair of Pedology Dr. David C.
Weindorf, and numerous other scientists and Alaskans. The science-based
film examines global climate change through the lens of Alaska’s changing
landscape and people. The essence is that soil science is going to be at
the center of the debate in climate change studies.

Read more <http://www.betweenearthandskymovie.com>
(page down to find the video or search YouTube).

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Conferences, Meetings and Workshops
XXIII ISPRS Congress

Prague, Czech Republic, July 12-19, 2016. The 23rd Congress of the
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) will be
dedicated to the theme “From human history to the future with spatial
information”. ISPRS is a leading organization in remote sensing,
photogrammetry and spatial information sciences – very high-resolution
satellite imagery, terrain based imaging and participatory sensing,
inexpensive platforms, and advanced information and communications
technologies. Every 4 years the Congress welcomes participants from all
over the world, thus strengthening relations among the researchers,
professionals and representatives of governmental and non-governmental
organizations thus enhancing the co-operation within the field.
Read more <http://www.isprs2016-prague.com/>
Meet the Editors of European Journal of Soil Science and Soil Use and
Management at Eurosoil 2016

Istanbul, Turkey, July 21, 2016, 15:10 – 18:10. Professor Michael Goss,
Editor-in-Chief of Soil Use and Management and Dr Margaret Oliver
Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Soil Science will host a
workshop session on preparing papers for international journals.
The session will be similar to that hosted at the Eurosoil meeting in Bari,
providing advice to young authors with little experience of publishing in
international journals. They will cover the best possible steps to take
during preparation and submission of manuscript and offer advice on
approaches to developing a scientific paper so that it will be accepted for
publication.
The workshop will comprise a presentation of 30 minutes by the editors and
a long question and answer session. The editors believe that this
interaction with delegates is always a great success and they look forward
doing this again in Turkey during Eurosoil Istanbul 2016, July 17-22, 2016.
8th International Acid Sulfate Soils Conference

College Park, Maryland, USA, July 17-23, 2016. 2nd Circular and Call for
Abstracts. Theme: Acid Sulfate Soils: Pathways to Exposure and Remediation.
There will be a number of field tours and technical sessions addressing
topics ranging from sulfidization and sulfuricization to remediation
strategies for inland acid sulfate soils and landscapes, AMD (acid mine
drainage), ARD (acid rock drainage) and for coastal and agricultural acid
sulfate soils and landscapes; Policy, Regulation and Education; Monitoring
and mitigating impacts of acid sulfate soil and water during reclamation
and development .
Read more
<http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53cab412e4b09085a6633398/t/562577a9e4b0ac7299d75523/1445296041991/2nd+Circular+8th+IASSC-Final.pdf>
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2016
“Integrative Risk Management – Towards resilient cities”

Davos, Switzerland, August 28 – September 01, 2016. IDRC Davos is the
world’s leading conference in Integrative Disaster and Risk Management,
providing you with state of the art presentations about integrative risk
management within high level panels, parallel and poster sessions as well
as networking and advocacy opportunities. Call for abstracts is open now
until April 30.
Abstract submission <http://idrc.info/submission/>
Read more <http://www.idrc.info/>
Organic Phosphorus Workshop 2016

Lake District, England, September 5-9, 2016. Following on from the
successful meeting held in Panama in 2013, the organizers are delighted to
announce a follow-on workshop for soil, water, plant and environmental
scientists to come together to study and share ideas and innovation on the
subject of “Organic Phosphorus in the Environment: Solutions for Phosphorus
Security”. This 5 day workshop will include the following thematic
sessions: Organic phosphorus flows in the environment in context with other
nutrient cycles: Integration across ecosystems; Methods of evaluating
organic phosphorus stocks, concentration and speciation; Biotic
interactions in organic phosphorus cycling; Abiotic interactions of organic
phosphorus in soil and waters: Stocks, flows and impact of scale and Global
challenges for organic phosphorus research. Deadline for abstract
submissions: 30 April 2016; Deadline for Early Bird Registration: 31 May
2016.
Read more <http://op2016.com>
RemTech Europe 2016

Ferrara, Italy, September 21-23, 2016. At the “RemTech Europe – European
Conference on remediation markets and technologies”, leading European
stakeholders will share information on knowledge, innovation and case
histories, to encourage the development of remediation processes and the
application of new and sustainable technologies, and to support the
encounter between supplies and demands of available services and
technologies, public and private. The themes of the Conference are
regulations, current standards, fund raising, proven and innovative
technologies, best practices introduced by some of the most important key
players (public bodies & private companies).
Read more <http://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/event/remtech-europe-2016>
INSPIRE Conference 2016

Barcelona, Spain, 26-30 September 2016. INSPIRE is about efficiently
sharing digital spatial data related to the environment between public
authorities at all levels of government, across borders and with the public
at large. Such requires effective coordination between all authorities
involved and a high degree of legal and technical interoperability, which
is also pursued in the context of the EU Digital Single Market. As such,
the INSPIRE Conference 2016 also aims to show how the implementation of
INSPIRE contributes to the European Interoperability Framework and the EU’s
digital economy in general.
Read more
<http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/events/conferences/inspire_2016/page/home>
XXI Latin American Soil Science Congress & XV Ecuadorian Soil Science
Congress

Quito, Ecuador, October 24-28, 2016. This conference will have the theme
“All soils in the middle of the world” and will deal with soil, support of
landscape diversity, life and culture.
Read more <http://slcs.org.mx/images/Convocatoria_XXI_CLACS.pdf> (in
Spanish only)
VI Latin American Symposia of Educative Innovations in Soil Science

Due to the fact that there is no possibility of any change or advance
toward sustainability, without considering a real educative change, the
Latin American Soil Science Society and the Ecuadorean Soil Science Society
invite to participate in the “VI Latin-American Symposia of Educative
Innovations in Soil Science”, which will take place within the XXI Latin
American Congress in Quito, Ecuador on October 26, 2016. The guests will be
children between 10-12 years old, who will be representing the member
countries of the SLCS, and will be able to show their works.
Read more <http://slcs.org.mx> (in Spanish only)

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New publications
Triaxial Testing of Soils

By Poul V. Lade. April 2016 by Wiley-Blackwell, 424 pages, ISBN:
978-1-119-10662-3, price paperback £125.00 / €158.40. Triaxial Testing of
Soils explains how to carry out triaxial tests to demonstrate the effects
of soil behaviour on engineering designs. An authoritative and
comprehensive manual, it reflects current best practice and
instrumentation. References are made throughout to easily accessible
articles in the literature and the book’s focus is on how to obtain high
quality experimental results.
Digital Soil Morphometrics

By Hartemink, Alfred E., Minasny, Budiman (Eds.), Series: Progress in Soil
Science, 1st ed. 2016, XVII, 442, p. 177 illus., 122 illus. in color, ISBN
978-3-319-28295-4, price hardcover € 129,99. This book is about digital
soil morphometrics which is defined as the application of tools and
techniques for measuring, mapping and quantifying soil profile properties,
and deriving depth functions of soil properties. The book is structured
along four research topics: (i) Soil profile properties, (ii) Soil profile
imaging, (iii) Soil depth functions, and (iv) Use and applications. The
pedon is at the heart of digital soil morphometrics. The use of digital
soil morphometrics exceeds the pedology and soil classification purpose
that it currently serves – it is used in rapid soil assessment that are
needed in a range of biophysical studies. Digital soil morphometrics has
the potential to enhance our understanding of soils and how we v iew them.
The book presents highlights from The IUSS Inaugural Global Workshop on
Digital Soil Morphometrics held in June 2015 in Madison, USA.
True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World – Soil Ecology, Systematics and
Biochemistry

By Zambonelli, Alessandra, Iotti, Mirco, Murat, Claude (Eds.), Series: Soil
Biology, Vol. 47, 1st ed. 2016, X, 400 p. 70 illus., 28 illus. in color.
ISBN 978-3-319-31436-5, price hardcover € 156,99. This book focuses on the
taxonomic diversity of the genus Tuber as economically important truffles.
In contributions by internationally respected scientists, it examines
truffle systematics, interactions with abiotic and biotic environments,
strategies for spore dispersal, and molecular processes in truffles. Topics
discussed include: evolutionary theories and phylogeny of Tuber species
from Asia, Europe and North-America; the influence of climate on the
natural distribution of Tuber species and fruiting body production, soil
characteristics and vegetation in natural habitats; tools for tracing
truffles in soil, host diversity, truffle inhabiting fungi and
truffle-associated bacteria; and the relationships of small mammals and
wild boars with truffles, as we ll as the smell of truffles.This book
offers a valuable reference guide for all researchers working in the fields
of mycology, ecology and the soil sciences, and will also be useful for
farmers and foresters interested in truffle cultivation worldwide.
Soil in Criminal and Environmental Forensics – Proceedings of the Soil
Forensics Special, 6th European Academy of Forensic Science Conference, The
Hague

By H. Kars, L. van den Eijkel (Eds.), Series: Soil Forensics, 1st ed. 2016,
XII, 361 p. 106 illus., 77 illus. in color, ISBN 978-3-319-33115-7, price
hardcover € 229,00. This introductory volume to a new series on Soil
Forensics gives a kaleidoscopic view of a developing forensic expertise.
Forensic practitioners and academic researchers demonstrate, by their joint
contributions, the extent and complexity of soil forensics. Their reports
exemplify the broad range of sciences and techniques applied in all stages
of forensic soil examinations, from investigations at crime scenes to
providing evidence that can be used in court proceedings. Moreover the
necessity is depicted of co-operation as a condition for any work in soil
forensics between scientists of different disciplines, but no less between
scientists and law enforcers. Soils play a role in environmental crimes and
liability, as trace evidence in criminal investigations and, when searching
for and evaluating, buried human remains. This book shows soil forensics as
practiced in this legal context, emerging and solidifying in many countries
all over the world, differing in some respects because of differences in
legal systems but ultimately sharing common grounds.
Advances in Agronomy, 1st Edition

By D Sparks (Editor), April 29, 2016 by Academic Press, ISBN :
9780128046920, 394 pages. Price hardcover € 117.30
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and
a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume
contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the
world. As always, the subjects covered are rich and varied and exemplary of
the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

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