Ecosystem services and tropical soils of India
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Dilip K. Pal. Springer International Publishing, 2019, 120p. eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22711-1, Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22710-4, Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22713-5
This book
highlights ecosystem services of Indian tropical soils driven by soil
properties. Soils are complex and important biomaterials and have an
outstanding role in providing ecosystem services to mankind. The tropical soils
have been traditionally and generally considered as either agriculturally poor
or virtually useless by many. This book
will discuss the difficulties encountered in managing Indian tropical soils in
order to sustain their productivity.
Some unique soil properties are yet to be linked explicitly to soil
ecosystem services and soil care needs to be a constant research endeavour in
the Indian tropical environment. This book highlights the new and unique soil
knowledge base necessary to close the gap between food production and future population
growth.
Table of
contents (7 chapters):
Soil Properties and
Ecosystem Services: Overview and Introduction
Agro-ecological
Regions for Better Crop Planning and Ecosystem Services
Organic Carbon
Sequestration and Ecosystem Service of Indian Tropical Soils
Is Soil Inorganic
Carbon (CaCO)
Soil Modifiers
(Ca-Zeolite and Gypsum) as Ecosystem Engineers in Soils of Humid and Semi-arid
Tropical Climates
Degradation in Indian
Tropical Soils: A Commentary
Summary and
Concluding Remarks
