Boden und Landschaft

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This glossary compiles the vocabulary of soil and site science alongside related fields such as agronomy, forestry, landscape planning, meteorology, geology, geomorphology, physical geography, botany, biochemistry, plant nutrition, fertilizer use, applied ecology, microbiology, and technology. A solid understanding of these scientific vocabularies facilitates information exchange. The terminology encompasses around 10,000 terms in both German and English. Appendices feature plant names, SI units, and soil classification tables. It is highly recommended for libraries, soil scientists, and environmental science practitioners. This bilingual glossary includes essential terms for those engaged with soil as a natural entity, an ecosystem component, and a resource in agriculture and forestry. Key sub-disciplines covered include soil geology, mineralogy, physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, technology, and conservation. Relevant terms from neighboring disciplines such as mineralogy, petrography, geology, geomorphology, geography, meteorology, climatology, botany, microbiology, biochemistry, plant nutrition, crop science, forestry, and emission research are also included. The extensive vocabulary supports comprehension of modern literature in geo- and biosciences related to landscape formation, description, design, and utilization, with the added benefit of relevant adjectives linked to nouns for easier translation.