It is recommended for all soil science libraries.
Assessment of rangeland condition and aspects of soil science (including soil chemistry, physics and biology) are also covered.
Overall, the book contains up-to-date basic soil science along with contemporary topics such as soil quality and the sustainability concept.
In this paper we study the cost of soil degradation in a model combining economics and soil science.
This is not surprising, however, as farmers interact primarily with surface soil and rarely use the esoteric soil science terminology included in the survey.
The subjects range widely and include some from the verges of soil science.
Conversely, for readers whose main knowledge is of social science and economics, the book provides an account of the principles of soil science and plant nutrition.
A professor emeritus of soil science assists in experimental design and data analysis on a consultancy fee basis.
