This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the
subject, exploring the world's landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the …

Although the evaluation of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks across different types of land
use and major reference soil groups is essential for mitigating climate change, there …

Soils formed on pisoliths and sandstones in the Brazilian semiarid were investigated using a
high-resolution depth approach to give pedosedimentary and paleoenvironmental …

We report on experimental studies conducted in South Sumatra with interrelated objectives
to (i) examine the trends in production covering 30 years, including three rotations of Acacia …

The study of paleofluvial dynamics is crucial to understand the role of rivers as
biogeographic boundaries in Amazonia during the Cenozoic. In central Amazonia, Mesozoic …

Abstract Between Permian to Triassic, the Earth experienced climatic and biotic crises,
included the greatest mass extinction at the Permian-Triassic boundary. These climatic and …

Widely distributed Quaternary red soils (QRSs) in southern China represent the product of
intense chemical weathering under a warm and humid climate. Soil containing plinthite is an …

A wide diversity of processes occurred during the fragmentation of the shallow carbonate
platform of the Middle Jurassic in the South Iberian Palaeomargin. A detailed study of the …

Research on laterites deals mostly with geomorphological and geochemical
characterization of extant tropical systems, with few examples of sedimentologic and …

Smallholder maize farmers in Africa experience pre-and post-harvest production stresses
either individually or in combination at different stages of the crop cycle. The maize weevil is …