书目名称 | The Black Earth |
副标题 | Ecological Principle |
编辑 | David Dent,Boris P. Boincean,Igori Arcadie Krupeni |
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概述 | State-of-the-art review of soil science and management Comprehensive analysis of current problems with soil Thorough discussion of projected problems in the near future Recommendations for achieving s |
丛书名称 | International Year of Planet Earth |
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描述 | Soil is the Earth’s living skin. It provides anchorage for roots, holds water long enough for plants to make use of it and the nutrients that sustain life – otherwise the Earth would be as barren as Mars. It is home to myriad micro-organisms and armies of microscopic animals as well as the familiar earthworm that accomplish biochemical transformations from fixing atmospheric nitrogen to recycling wastes; it receives and process all fresh water, provides the foundations for our built environment; and comprises the biggest global carbon store that we know how to manage. This book is about the best soil in the world - the black earth or chernozem: how it is being degraded by farming and how it may be farmed sustainably. Industrialisation of farming has laid bare contradictions between the unforgiving laws of ecology and economics. Soil organic matter is the fuel that powers soil systems and the cement that holds the soil together – and in place – but agriculture is burning it up faster than it is being formed: even the chernozem cannot long survive this treatment. Here is the evidence for this trend and, based on long-term field experiments, ecological principles for sustainable agric |
出版日期 | Book 2011 |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0159-5 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-007-3555-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-007-0159-5 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 |