Geography of Soils

Donald Steila is professor of earth sciences at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.Thomas E. Pond is instructor at Anson Community College in North Carolina.

• Chapter 1 The Origin and Significance of the Soil's Inorganic ConstituentsChapter 2 The Organic Fraction of the SoilChapter 3 Soil Porosity, Moisture, and AtmosphereChapter 4 Effect of Site and Time on Soil CharacteristicsChapter 5 Soil ClassificationChapter 6 Entisols, Vertisols, and InceptisolsChapter 7 AridisolsChapter 8 MollisolsChapter 9 SpodosolsChapter 10 Alfisols and UltisolsChapter 11 OxisolsChapter 12 Histosols

Steila and Pond have a gift for writing at the introductory level. Few texts will be as easily comprehended by the beginning soils or land use student as this one. Especially noteworthy for their accuracy, completeness, and readability are the sections on soil organisms.