Download or read book A Sound Reference Base for Soils: The "Référentiel Pédologique" written by and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 1998 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new system names soil types and links them to a comprehensive reference base. The book takes into account all that is currently known on the soils in Europe and further afield. Based on clarified and modern concepts, it offers a clear and well defined language. More than just a soil classification system, it is a coherent method for organizing all the available information. Above all, it is an effective tool that conveys the necessary information and establishes correlations between different regions.