Soils of Bulgaria (eBook)

Contents.- Preface and acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Chapter 1 General facts of soils in Bulgaria.- 1.1 Soil research in Bulgaria.- 1.2 Classification of soils in Bulgaria.- 1.3 Conditions and factors of soil formation.- Chapter 2 Major soil types in Bulgaria.- 2 Chernozems.- 2.1 Concept of the type.- 2.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 2.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 2.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 3. Grey-brown forest soils.- 3.1 Concept of type.- 3.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 3.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 3.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 4. Pseudopodzolic soils.- 4.1 Concept of the type.- 4.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 4.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 4.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 5. Zheltozem soils.- 5.1 Concept of type.- 5.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 5.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 5.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 6. Smolnitza.- 6.1 Concept of type.- 6.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 6.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 6.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 7. Cinnamonic forest soils.- 7.1 Concept of type.- 7.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 7.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 7.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 8 Brown Forest Soils.- 8.1 Concept of type.- 8.2 Ecology of Soil formation.- 8.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 8.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 9  Dark mountainous forest and mountainous meadow soils.- 9.1 Concept of type.- 9.2 Ecology of Soil Formation.- 9.3 Soil Diagnostic and classification.- 9.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 10 Alluvial and deluvial soils.- 10.1 Concept of type.- 10.2 Ecology of Soil formation.- 10.3 Soil Diagnostic and classification.- 10.4 Soil Properties and soil management.- Chapter 11 Hydromorphic soils with gleyic properties.- 11.1 Concept of type.- 11.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 11.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 11.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 12 Saline soils.- 12.1 Concept of type.- 12.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 12.3 Soil  diagnostic and classification.- 12.4 Soil properties and management.- Chapter 13 Soils manifested slight development.- 13.1 Concept of type.- 13.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 13.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 13.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 14 Rendzinas (humus-calcareous) soils.- 14.1 Concept of type.- 14.2 Ecology of soil formation.- 14.3 Soil diagnostic and classification.- 14.4 Soil properties and soil management.- Chapter 15 Land use/cover in Bulgaria.- 15.1 General Soil Functions.- 15.2 Facts related to land use/cover in Bulgaria.- Chapter 16 Soils and humans.- 16.1 Formulation of the issue.- 16.2 National and Global issue.- 16.3 Relation between soils and humans.- 16.4 The contract for land rent.- 16.5 Moral and ethical aspects.