ABSTRACT

The book, written from the perspective of pedologists and agronomists, is a study of the Earth's crust which is subjected to climatic agents and inhabited by living creatures. These phenomena in concert, slowly transform soil through the interaction of physical, climatic and biological processes.

part |2 pages

PART I: SOIL: A SITE OF EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER

chapter 1|18 pages

Constituents and Organisation of Soil

chapter 2|12 pages

Reactivity of Soil: Chemical Properties

chapter 3|16 pages

Transport in Soil

chapter 4|28 pages

Soil and Exchanges with the Plant Cover

part |2 pages

PART II: BIOTRANSFORMATION OF SOIL

part |2 pages

PART III: CONSEQUENCES OF EXPLOITATION OF SOILS BY MAN

part |2 pages

PART IV: BETTER SOIL MANAGEMENT