{"product_id":"soils-of-the-past-9781119530404","title":"Soils of the Past","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA student-friendly textbook that describes ancient soils, how they may be identified, and their use in paleoenvironmental reconstruction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient soils contain vital mineralogical, geochemical, textural, and paleontological information about the continental environments in which they formed. Advances in isotope geochemistry and sequence-stratigraphic models allow evermore detailed reconstructions of environmental change from paleosols, and new insights into such diverse topics as atmospheric chemistry, global change, paleoecology, geobiology and mass extinction. This book educates readers about the field of paleopedology and how it remains a key area of investigation for geologists and environmental scientists seeking to learn about, and reconstruct, the condition and evolution of paleoenvironments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresented in three sectionsSoils and Palesols; Factors in Soil Formation; and Fossil Record of Soils\u003ci\u003eSoils of the Past: An Introduction to Paleopedology\u003c\/i\u003e describ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the third edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the second edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the first edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Soils and paleosols\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Paleopedology 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Soils on and under the landscape 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils and paleosols on the landscape 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuaternary paleosols 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleosols at major unconformities 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleosols in sedimentary and volcanic sequences 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Features of fossil soils 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoot traces 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil horizons 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil structure 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Soil-forming processes 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of physical weathering 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of chemical weathering 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of biological weathering 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon soil-forming processes 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Soil classification 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFAO world map 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUS soil taxonomy 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA word of caution 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Mapping and naming paleosols 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleoenvironmental studies 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStratigraphic studies 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeeply weathered rocks 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Alteration of paleosols after burial 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurial decomposition of organic matter 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurial gleization of organic matter 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurial reddening of iron oxides and hydroxides 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCementation of primary porosity 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompaction by overburden 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllitization of smectite 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZeolitization and celadonitization of volcanic rocks 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoalification of peat 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKerogen maturation and cracking 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeomorphism of carbonate 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetamorphism 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon patterns of alteration 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Factors in soil formation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Models of soil formation 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Climate 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of climate 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of precipitation 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndications of temperature 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of seasonality 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of greenhouse atmospheres 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Organisms 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraces of organisms 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraces of ecosystems 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFossil preservation in paleosols 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Topographic relief as a factor 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of past geomorphic setting 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of past water table 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting paleocatenae 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Parent material as a factor 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral properties of parent materials 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome common parent materials 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA base line for soil formation 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Time as a factor 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndicators of paleosol development 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccumulation of paleosol sequences 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Fossil record of soils\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 A long-term natural experiment in pedogenesis 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Soils of other worlds 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils of the Moon 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils of Venus 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils of Mars 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeteorites 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelevance to early Earth 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Earth’s earliest landscapes 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOxygenation of the Earth’s atmosphere 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferentiation of continental crust 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecambrian scenery 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Early life on land 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid life originate in soil? 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence for early life in paleosols 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMother earth or heart of darkness? 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Large plants and animals on land 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence of multicellular organisms in paleosols 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow did multicellular land organisms arise? 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Afforestation of the land 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly forest soils 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA diversifying landscape 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA finer web of life on land 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe shape of evolution 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Grasses in dry continental interiors 387\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly grassland soils 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary processes 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow did grasslands arise? 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Human impact on landscapes 409\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman origins 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly human ecology 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA tamed landscape 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoil worship 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 519\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407074304343,"sku":"9781119530404","price":74.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119530404.jpg?v=1730498087","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/soils-of-the-past-9781119530404","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}