How is soil made?

Título
How is soil made?

Heather L. Montgomery

Resumen
This book discusses plants' need for nutrients, nutrient cycles, and decomposition, illustrates the weathering, erosion, and deposition processes, and concludes with why humans need to safeguard soil.

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2010

Everybody digs soil

Descripción física
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Nota general
"Guided reading: P"--Cover p. [4], paperback ed.

Contenido
What is soil? -- All about humus -- Nutrients in soil -- Nutrient cycles -- Water for life -- Fresh air -- Weathering rock -- Break it down -- Carried away -- Dumped on the land -- Soil and climate -- Soil takes it's time -- Soil conservation.

Información del programa
Accelerated Reader MG 5.4 1.0 136047

Término de la materia
Soils.
 
Soil ecology.
 
Soil microbiology.

Autor añadido
Peppas, Lynn.

Síntesis
This book discusses plants' need for nutrients, nutrient cycles, and decomposition, illustrates the weathering, erosion, and deposition processes, and concludes with why humans need to safeguard soil.

ISBN
9780778754015
 
9780778754145

Información de publicación
St. Catharines, Ont. : Crabtree Pub., c2010.


BibliotecaSignatura topográficaTipo de materialCódigo de barras del documentoEstado
Hardisty631.4 MONBook30512000062081Non-Fiction