Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation

by Elmira Saljnikov (Editor), Lothar Mueller (Editor), Anton Lavrishchev (Editor), Frank Eulenstein (Editor)

Overview

This book informs about knowledge gain in soil and land degradation to reduce or prevent it for meeting the mission of the Sustainable Developments Goals of the United Nations. Essence, extent, monitoring methods and implications for ecosystem functioning of main soil degradation types are characterized in overview chapters and case studies.

Challenges, approaches and data towards identification of degradation in the frame of improving functionality, health and multiple ecosystem services of soil are demonstrated in the studies of international expert teams. The book consists of five parts, containing 5–12 single chapters each and 36 in total. Parts are explaining (I) Concepts and Indicators, (II) Soil Erosion and Compaction, (III) Soil Contamination, (IV) Soil Carbon and Fertility Monitoring and (V) Soil Survey and Mapping of Degradation

The primary audience of this book are scientists of different disciplines, decision-makers, farmers and further informed people dealing with sustainable management of soil and land.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030856847
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	11/27/2021
Series:	Innovations in Landscape Research
Edition description:	1st ed. 2022
Pages:	796
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Understanding Soils: their Functions, Use and Degradation.- Types of Physical Soil Degradation and Implications for their Prevention and Monitoring.- Understanding and Monitoring Chemical and Biological Soil Degradation.- Classification and causes of soil degradation by irrigation in Russian steppe agrolandscapes.- Desertification in Western Siberia: identification, assessment and driving forces in temporal scale.