Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification
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Covering wetlands soils from Florida to Alaska, Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification provides information on all types of hydric soils. With contributions from soil scientists who have extensive field experience, the book focuses on the soil morphology of the wet soils that cover most wetlands from the subtropics northward. No previous book has been devoted solely to the subject of hydric soils and their landscapes.
The book is well organized and divided into three parts. Part I examines the basic concepts, processes, and properties of aspects of hydric soils that pertain to virtually any hydric soil. It provides a general overview and important terms and concepts. Part II covers the soils in specific kinds of wetlands and the different functions they perform. Part III emphasizes special wetlands conditions such as soils composed of sand, organic soils in northern North America, prairie wetlands, wetlands in saline situations, dry climates, and wetlands with modified hydrology.
Whether you are an expert in soil science, or just need a crash course, this reference prepares you to work with real wetlands-outdoors. Written for scientists without a background in soil science and comprehensive in scope, Wetlands Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification provides basic and advanced coverage, explaining the fundamentals of hydric soils in terms even a non-soil scientist can understand.
Table of Contents
Basic Principles of Hydric Soils
Basic Concepts of Soil Science, S.W. Sprecher
Background and History of the Concept of Hydric Soils, M.J. Mausbach and W.B. Parker
Hydrology of Wetland and Related Soils, J.L. Richardson, J.L. Arndt, and J.A. Montgomery
Redox Chemistry of Hydric Soils, M.J. Vepraskas and S.P. Faulkner
Biology of Wetland Soils, C.B. Craft
Organic Matter Accumulation and Organic Soils, M.E. Collins and R.J. Kuehl
Morphological Features of Seasonally Reduced Soils, M.J. Vepraskas
Delineating Hydric Soils, G.W. Hurt and V.W. Carlisle
Wetland Soil Landscapes
Wetland Soils and the Hydrogeomorphic Classification of Wetlands, J.L. Richardson and M.M. Brinson
Use of Soil Information for Hydrogeomorphic Assessment, J.A. Montgomery, J.P. Tandarich, and P.M. Whited
Wetland Soils of Basins and Depressions of Glacial Terrains, C.V. Evans and J.A. Freeland
Wetland Soils of Basins and Depressions: Case Studies if Vernal Pools, W.A. Hobson and R.A. Dahlgren
Hydric Soils and Wetlands in Riverine Systems, D.L. Lindbo and J.L. Richardson
Soils of Tidal and Fringing Wetlands, M.C. Rabenhorst
Flatwoods and Associated Landforms of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Lowlands, F.C. Watts, V.W. Carlisle, and G.W. Hurt
Wetland Soils with Special Conditions
Hydrologically Linked Spodosol Formation in the Southeastern United States, W. Harris
Soils of Northern Peatlands: Histosols and Gelisols, S.D. Bridgham, C.-L. Ping, J.L. Richardson, and K. Updegraft
Hydric Soil Indicators in Mollisol Landscapes, J.A. Thompson and J.C. Bell
Editorial Reviews
"…Chapters are written by respected scientists in academic and research environments involved in wetland soils…No other resource of this scale and depth of knowledge and coverage exists for wetland soils…"
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