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OverviewThe pedosphere - the thin mantel of soil on the earth's surface - plays a potentially crucial role in climate and climate change . The carbon storage of soils is the second largest in the biosphere, making the dynamics of soil organic carbon an important issue that must be understood if we are to fully comprehend global change.This new book examines the importance of soils and their relationship to global change, specifically to the greenhouse effect. Soils and Global Change presents a state-of-the-art compendium of our present knowledge of soils. This up-to-date information source enables readers to delve into the literature about soils and climate change and examine soils in both natural and managed environments. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John M. Kimble (Retired, Addison, New York, USA) , Elissa R. Levine , B.A. Stewart , Darwin W. Anderson (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Volume: 5 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.032kg ISBN: 9781566701181ISBN 10: 156670118 Pages: 454 Publication Date: 23 March 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn M. Kimble, Elissa R. Levine, B.A. Stewart Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |