Soils in the Humid Tropics and Monsoon Region of Indonesia (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment)

Highlighting the vast differences in tropical climate, from hot and humid to cool and arctic, Soils in the Humid Tropics and Monsoon Region of Indonesia explores the climate, soil zones, and altitudinal variation in soil formation. The author explores the changes in geomorphology, especially in climate and vegetation above sea level, that have yielded zones of different soils. The book makes accessible hard-to-find information translated from Dutch archives. Informally divided into two parts, it begins with coverage of the development of soil science in Indonesia. The author reviews the geography and geomorphology of the archipelago, climate, vegetation, and mineralization and humification processes as factors of soil formation. The second part examines the major soils, their genesis, properties, taxonomy, land use, and evaluation. The discussion moves from lowlands, to uplands, then mountains, and concludes with andosols found in the mountains as well as in the lowlands. Focused and timely, this book knits new knowledge with old but important information that has been previously difficult to access. These features and more make it an important resource in this field. Front cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 12 Preface......Page 22 Acknowledgments......Page 32 chapter one. The development of soil science in Indonesia......Page 34 chapter two. Geomorphology of Indonesia......Page 60 chapter three. Climate of Indonesia......Page 84 chapter four. Vegetation of Indonesia......Page 110 chapter five. Soil formation classification, and land use......Page 126 chapter six. Soils in the lowlands of Indonesia......Page 162 chapter seven. Soils in the uplands of Indonesia......Page 326 chapter eight. Soils in the mountains of Indonesia......Page 366 chapter nine. Andosols of Indonesia......Page 432 References and Additional Readings......Page 480 Index......Page 508 Back cover......Page 592 "Highlighting the vast differences in tropical climate, from hot and humid to cool and arctic, Soils in the Humid Tropics and Monsoon Region of Indonesia explores the climate, soil zones, and altitudinal variation in soil formation. The author examines the changes in geomorphology, especially in climate and vegetation, caused by elevation above sea level, that have yielded zones of different soils." "Focused and timely, this book knits new knowledge with important information that has been previously difficult to access. These features and more make it an important resource in this field."--BOOK JACKET Explores the climate, soil zones, and altitudinal variation in soil formation. This book discusses the genesis, properties, classification, and land use of the soils. It covers the development of soil science in Indonesia, the geography and geomorphology of the archipelago, climate, vegetation, and mineralization and humification processes