About 3/4 of all wild bee species nest in the soil and spend much of their life cycle
underground. These insects require suitable environmental conditions for nest construction …

An overview is given of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) over both continental and
ocean surfaces, mainly from observational and modelling perspectives. Much is known …

Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing
dietary preferences and increasing food demands of future populations remain significant …

Many studies report that, under some circumstances, amending soil with biochar can
improve field capacity and plant-available water. However, little is known about the …

Aims This study aims to (i) determine the effects of incorporating 47 Mg ha− 1 acacia green
waste biochar on soil physical properties and water relations, and (ii) to explore the different …

Interpreting Soil Test Results is a practical reference enabling soil scientists, environmental
scientists, environmental engineers, land holders and others involved in land management …

An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published Environmental Soil
Physics, Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics is a more succinct elucidation of the …

Essential technical information for building on expansive soils--complete with practical,
proven design methods. Expansive Soils examines factors that influence the design …

It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition ofSoils of the Past. In that time the
subject of paleopedology hasgrown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream …

This book is not, in any case, in total defiance of the Wise Old Man's admonition, for it is not
an entirely new book. Rather, it is an outgrowth of a previous treatise, written a decade ago …