Download or read book Land-Use Change Impacts on Soil Processes written by Francis Q Brearley and published by CABI. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the effects that land-use changes (notably agricultural intensification, logging, soil erosion, urbanisation and mining) have on soil characteristics and processes in tropical and savannah environments. It covers a range of geographical regions and environments as impacts of land use change are often site specific. The effects of land use change on various aspects of the soil ecosystem from both a chemical and biological perspective will be examined.