Soils of the past [3rd ed.] (Record no. 560877)
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| fixed length control field | 01817 a2200193 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781119530404 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIT Kanpur |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 552.5 |
| Item number | R313s3 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Retallack, Gregory J. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Soils of the past [3rd ed.] |
| Remainder of title | an introduction to paleopedology |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Gregory J. Retallack |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 3rd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Wiley Blackwell |
| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Place of publication | New Jersey |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiii, 534p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Landscapes viewed from afar have a timeless quality that is soothing to the human spirit. Yet a tranquil wilderness scene is but a snapshot in the steady stream of surficial change. Wind, water and human activities reshape the landscape by means of gradual to catastrophic and usually irreversible events. Much of this change destroys past landscapes, but at some times and places, landscapes are buried in the rock record. This work is dedicated to the discovery of past landscapes and their life through the fossil record of soils. A long history of surficial changes extending back almost to the origin of our planet can be deciphered from the study of these buried soils, or paleosols. Some rudiments of this history, and our place in it, are outlined in a final section of this book. But first it is necessary to learn something of the language of soils, of what happens to them when buried in the rock record and which of the forces of nature can be confidently reconstructed from their remains. Much of this preliminary material is borrowed from soil science, but throughout emphasis is laid on features that provide most reliable evidence of landscapes during the distant geological past. This book has evolved primarily as a text for senior level university courses in paleopedology: the study of fossil soils. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Soil science |
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| Topical Term | Paleopedology |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| General Stacks | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 2019-11-18 | 2 | 5719.43 | 552.5 R313s3 | A184920 | 7149.29 | Books |