TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mapa,Ranjith B.
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - The Soils of Sri Lanka
T2  - World Soils Book Series,
SN  - 9783030441449
AV  - QH541.5.S6 
U1  - 631.4 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Soil science
KW  - Soil conservation
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Physical geography
KW  - Geoecology
KW  - Environmental geology
KW  - Geotechnical engineering
KW  - Soil Science & Conservation
KW  - Physical Geography
KW  - Geoecology/Natural Processes
KW  - Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
N1  - Chapter 1. Soil Research and Soil Mapping History (Ranjith. B. Mapa)._ Chapter 2. Climate (B.V.R. Punyawardena) -- Chapter 3. Geology and Geomorphology (Rohana Chandrajith) -- Chapter 4. Soil Mineralogy (Srimathie P. Indraratne) -- Chapter 5. Major Soils of the Dry Zone and Their Classification (A.R. Dassanayake, G.G. R. De Silva and Ranjith B. Mapa) -- Chapter 6 Major Soils of the Intermediate Zone and Their Classicization ( A.R. Dassanayake, L.L.W. Somasiri and Ranjith B. Mapa) -- Chapter 7 Major Soils of the Wet Zone and Their Classification ( A.R. Dassanayake, A. Senarath, L.S.K. Hettiarachchi and Ranjith. B. Mapa) -- Chapter 8. Land Use (Ranjith B. Mapa) -- Chapter 9. Soil Degradation (H.B.Nayakekorala) -- Chapter 10. Future Soil Issues (Ranjith B. Mapa).
N2  - This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the soils of Sri Lanka. Including sections on the soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, soils and humans, soils and industry, and future soil issues, the book summarizes the current state of knowledge in a concise and highly reader-friendly way.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44144-9
ER  -