Earth Matters: How Soil Underlies Civilization

by Richard D. Bardgett

Book Overview

For much of history, soil has played a major, and often central, role in the lives of humans. Entire societies have risen, and collapsed, through the management or mismanagement of soil; farmers and gardeners worldwide nurture their soil to provide their plants with water, nutrients, and protection from pests and diseases; major battles have been aborted or stalled by the condition of soil; murder trials have been solved with evidence from the soil;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199668566
• ISBN13: 9780199668564
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.5"