{"product_id":"australian-soil-and-land-survey-field-handbook-9781486317660","title":"Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): The National Committee on Soil and Terra\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CSIRO Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Agriculture - Agronomy - Soil Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eAustralian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e specifies methods and terminology for soil and land surveys. It is widely used throughout Australia, providing the official source of definitions and codes for the characterization of landform, vegetation, land surface, soil and substrate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fourth edition incorporates significant revisions throughout, except for the Substrate chapter. Changes include the removal of redundant concepts, clarification of concepts and introduction of new concepts, as well as some restructuring of text. There has also been significant addition of text to some sections to fill in gaps and improve clarity of key concepts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpecific updates include new terms added to the Landform chapter; a significant rewrite of the Vegetation chapter to make it more compliant with national standards and methods that have emerged in the last decade; and rearrangement of microrelief and expansion of the mass movement section in the Land Surface chapter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is Volume 1 in the Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook Series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Allows for systematic recording of field observations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLists attributes necessary to describe landform, vegetation, land surface soil and substrate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefinitions of attributes, terms and categories are internationally consistent but particular emphasis is given to Australian conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggests codings for attributes, terms and categories to allow concise recording systems to be developed for field use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis new edition contains updates to terminology in the Landform chapter, significant changes to the Vegetation chapter and clarification of key concepts across the manuscript.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CSIRO Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47577527058583,"sku":"9781486317660","price":3674.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781486317660.webp?v=1774903683","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/australian-soil-and-land-survey-field-handbook-9781486317660","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}