Soils in the humid tropics and monsoon region of Indonesia
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Bibliographic Information
Soils in the humid tropics and monsoon region of Indonesia
(Books in soils, plants, and the environment, [123])
CRC Press, c2008
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  Toyama
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  Fukui
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  Kyoto
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  Hyogo
  Nara
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  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-473) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Highlighting the vast differences in tropical climate, from hot and humid to cool and arctic, Soils in the Humid Tropics and Monsoon Region of Indonesia explores the climate, soil zones, and altitudinal variation in soil formation. The author explores the changes in geomorphology, especially in climate and vegetation above sea level, that have yielded zones of different soils.
The book makes accessible hard-to-find information translated from Dutch archives. Informally divided into two parts, it begins with coverage of the development of soil science in Indonesia. The author reviews the geography and geomorphology of the archipelago, climate, vegetation, and mineralization and humification processes as factors of soil formation. The second part examines the major soils, their genesis, properties, taxonomy, land use, and evaluation. The discussion moves from lowlands, to uplands, then mountains, and concludes with andosols found in the mountains as well as in the lowlands.
Focused and timely, this book knits new knowledge with old but important information that has been previously difficult to access. These features and more make it an important resource in this field.
Table of Contents
The Development of Soil Science in Indonesia. Geomorphology of Indonesia. Climate of Indonesia. Vegetation of Indonesia. Soil Formation, Classification and Land Use. Soils in the Lowland of Indonesia. Soils in the Upland of Indonesia. Soils in the Mountains of Indonesia. Andosols of Indonesia.
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