Soils: genesis and geomorphology

Abstract

Part I. The Building Blocks of Soils: 1. Introduction 2. Basic concepts: soil morphology 3. Basic concepts: soil horizonation... the alphabet of soils 4. Basic concepts: soil mineralogy 5. Basic concepts: soil chemistry 6. Basic concepts: soil physics 7. Basic concepts: soil organisms 8. Soil classification and mapping 9. Weathering Part II. Soil Genesis: From Parent Material to Soil: 10. Soil parent materials 11. Pedoturbation 12. Models and concepts of soil formation 13. Soil genesis and profile differentiation Part III. Soil Geomorphology: 14. Soil geomorphology and hydrology 15. Soil development and surface exposure dating 16. Soils, paleosols, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction 17. Conclusions.