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Priori Simone
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Introduction to the course and history of pedology as a discipline. The physical-chemical, biological and hydrological characteristics of soils. Pedogenetic factors (climate, lithology, morphology, climate, and biota, including man). The main landscape forms (karstic, glacial, fluvial, slope, structural) that guide the distribution and evolution of soils Pedogenic processes that guide the development of soil horizons. Soil profile and genetic horizons. The phases of a pedological survey and the interpretation of a profile. Fundamentals of international soil classification and soil distribution in the world. Soil ecosystem services and the threats to which soils are subjected, with a particular focus on erosion.
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