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Soil atlas of the northern circumpolar region
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"What is soil? Where does soil come from? What is special about soil in the northern latitudes? How do our activities affect soil? What are the links between soil and climate change? The first ever...
"What is soil? Where does soil come from? What is special about soil in the northern latitudes? How do our activities affect soil? What are the links between soil and climate change? The first ever Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region uses striking maps, informative texts and stunning photographs to answer and explain these and other questions. Leading soil scientists from Europe, Russia, Canada, Greenland and the United States of America have collaborated under the auspice of the International Polar Year 2007-2009 to produce this unique document. Using state of the art computer mapping techniques, the Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region shows the changing nature of soil in northern territories.
The Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region explains the origin and role of soil, describes the different soil types that can be found in this environment and their relevance to global issues. The atlas also discusses the possible impacts of climate change on soil and the relationship between soil and global climate. The Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region is more than just a normal atlas. Rather, this volume presents an interpretation of an often neglected natural resource that surrounds and affects us all."--pub. desc.
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- Creator
- Institute for Environment and Sustainability ; [Arwyn Jones, and others]
- Format
- Maps, Atlases
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 2010
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- 1 atlas (144 pages) : color illustrations, maps ; 43 cm
- ISBNs
- 9789279097706, 9279097709
- OCLC
- ocn645159945
- Role and Importance of Soil -- International Polar Year -- European Union Research and the Northern Latitudes -- The Northern Environment ; Sea Ice and Topography ; Climate ; Human Influence ; Permafrost ; Land-Ocean Interaction -- Soils in Northern Latitudes ; What is Soil? ; Soils in Cold Climates ; Soil Forming Processes ; Patterned Ground ; Mass Movement ; Thawing of Ground Ice ; Soil Organisms in the Polar Regions -- Soil Classification ; Soil Classification: Grouping soils together ; World Reference Base ; Soil Taxonomy ; Canadian Soil Classification ; Russian Soil Classification ; Comparing Soil Classifications ; Soil Mapping in the North
- Major Soil Types of the Northern Circumpolar Region -- Soil maps ; WRB Reference Soil Groups ; Overview of the Northern Circumpolar Region ; Cold Soils from around the World ; Geographic Information Systems -- Northern Soils: A Global Perspective ; Carbon Cycle ; Climate Change -- Northern Soils: A Local Perspective ; Alaska ; Canada ; Greenland ; Fennoscandia ; Central Siberia ; Iceland ; Construction in the Permafrost Zone -- JRC Soil Atlas Series -- The Joint Research Centre