Publisher's Synopsis
Fifty years of research experience is drawn upon by 67 authors (many are pioneers in the field and have international reputations as leaders in soil science) to make this the definitive work on the processes that have shaped Australian soils, the relationships to the rest of the world and aspects of land use in this country.;The book presents a vigorous scientific effort to understand the soils of a continent that extends from near-equatorial to sub-antartic latitudes and includes deserts, semi-arid savannas, sclerophyll forests, tropical and temperate rainforests, farmlands and urban areas.
