Soil Liquid Phase Composition

Soil Liquid Phase Composition......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
INTRODUCTION......Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 12
1.1. Types of soil water......Page 14
1.2. Soil liquid phase in environmental research......Page 22
CHAPTER 2. SOIL LIQUID PHASE INVESTIGATION......Page 26
2.1. Methods of soil solutions extraction......Page 27
2.2. Ionometric analysis of soil samples......Page 29
2.3. In situ measurements of ionic activity in soil......Page 44
2.4. Measurement of the soil redox potential......Page 59
2.5. Comparison of different methods of soil liquid phase investigation......Page 63
2.6. Soil solution, soil and plant analytical methods......Page 70
2.7. Data base......Page 71
2.8. Conclusions......Page 72
CHAPTER 3. STUDY AREAS......Page 74
3.1. The environment......Page 76
3.2. Climate......Page 78
3.3. Vegetation......Page 79
3.4. Soils......Page 81
4.1. Soil solid phase......Page 89
4.2. Atmosphere and soil air......Page 92
4.3. Hydrological regime......Page 93
4.4. Temperature......Page 97
4.5. Vegetation......Page 100
4.6. Ecosystems and soil types......Page 108
4.7. Anthropogenic factors......Page 114
4.8. Conclusions......Page 126
5.1. The composition of soil liquid phase......Page 127
5.2. Spatial heterogeneity......Page 143
5.3. Temporal variability......Page 150
5.4. The estimation of the necessary number of collected data for the reliable determination of soil characteristics......Page 152
5.5. Dynamics of the soil liquid phase......Page 154
5.6. Conclusions......Page 175
6.1. Soil carbonate  equilibrium......Page 180
6.2. Soil liquid phase oxidation and pH as indices of ecosystem functioning......Page 189
6.3. Potassium dynamics in the soil liquid phase......Page 209
6.4. Potassium and nitrate in the liquid phase of agricultural soils......Page 215
6.5. Silicon in soil solutions......Page 217
6.6. Organic matter in soil solutions......Page 223
6.7. Heavy metals......Page 225
6.8. Correlation between soil solid and liquid phases composition......Page 237
6.9. Conclusions......Page 245
7.1. Photosynthetic intensity......Page 249
7.2. Transpiration and evaporation......Page 253
7.3. Plant matter dynamic......Page 255
7.4. Ecological assessment of the degree of anthropogenic changes in soil......Page 256
7.5. Soil liquid phase and ecosystem contamination......Page 261
7.6. Conclusions......Page 264
SUMMARY......Page 266
GLOSSARY......Page 268
REFERENCES......Page 273
CORRELATION BETWEEN SOIL NAMES......Page 310
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 311
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 316