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The Soils of Libya (Editor: Dr. Hamdi A. Zurqani)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66368-1

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Environment : Soil Science & Conservation

Zurqani, Hamdi A. (Ed.)

The Soils of Libya


Helps the reader to understand soil pedodiversity in North Africa, and
specifically in Libya as a representative case
Illustrates the characteristics of Libyan soils (e.g., soil-forming factors such
as climate, parent material, the biotic factor, and human actions)
Details the role of soil use and its connections to human food security, land
cover/land use and vegetation status, soil biology, and land degradation and
desertification
This book presents the soil pedodiversity in Libya. Soils are the source of all life; there can be
no life without them. Further, each soil has its own history and its present conditions, which
have been shaped by many different factors (e.g. climate, biota, parent material, and relief or
Springer topography). The book, divided into eight chapters, provides extensive information on Libyan
soils. Chapter one provides an introduction and a broad perspective of the subject, while
Due 2021-03-24
1st Chapter two covers the history of soil mapping and research in Libya. Chapter three focuses on
1st ed. 2021, X, 230 p. 5
edition local factors of soil formation and describes the geology and climate of the region to explain
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the diversity of its soils. Chapter four discusses soil classification systems and those most
commonly used in the country. The fifth chapter illustrates the constraints and limiting factors
Printed book that negatively affect agricultural activities across the country. The land cover/land use and the
Hardcover vegetation of the country are described in Chapter six. In turn, Chapter seven presents the
status quo of soil biology, the corresponding related research activities, and the other biological
Printed book properties of Libyan soils.The final chapter (Chapter eight) focuson land degradation and
Hardcover desertification in Libya, emphasizing the main causes, impacts of the phenomena, and efforts
ISBN 978-3-030-66367-4 to combat it. This book demonstrates the problems that the country is currently facing as a
Ca. £ 109,99 | Ca. CHF 153,50 | Ca. result of climate change, soil erosion, salinization, and pollution, and outlines potential
129,99 € | Ca. 142,99 € (A) | Ca. remedies to improve local food security.
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