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The Soil Atlas of Europe is also available for download. Atlas pages are to be downloaded individually (128 pages in total), either in PDF format (higher quality) or JPEG format . There are 20 plates in the Atlas that cover 2 pages; these plates are offered as 2-page PDF files or a couple of JPEG’s. The user can navigate the Atlas by using the Navigation Buttons and/or selecting a section from the Contents Menu. There are 108 files for download, covering 128 pages. Alternatively, the user can download the whole Atlas from here .
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| Title: | Soil Atlas of Europe |
| Section: | General |
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Contents
- Authors, Contributors and Acknowledgements, 3
- Contents , 4
- Preface and Foreward, 7
- Introduction, 8
- Scope of the Atlas, 9
- What is soil?, 10
- The role and importance of soil, 12
- Soil forming processes , 14
- The soil in your garden, 18
- Soil and agriculture, 20
- Forest soil, 22
- Soil as a source of raw material, 23
- The soil of Europe, 24
- Soil classification, 25
- The major soil types of Europe , 28
- Mapping soil, 34
- Soil maps, 36
- Soil maps of Europe , 38
- Legend , 40
- The soil of Europe , 42
- Index of Regional Maps , 44
- Regional Maps , 46
- European soil: a global perspective , 80
- The World , 81
- Eurasia, 84
- Soil of the Mediterranean Region, 86
- Northern latitudes, 92
- A Soil Database of Europe, 96
- Geographical Information Systems, 97
- Soil Geographical Databases of Europe , 98
- Soil properties maps, 100
- Using the soil database, 102
- European Soil Bureau Network , 104
- European Soil Information System , 105
- Nested soil data , 106
- Key threats to soil in Europe , 108
- Introduction, 109
- Soil sealing, 110
- Erosion, 111
- Loss of organic matter, 112
- Decline in biodiversity , 113
- Contamination , 114
- Compaction , 115
- Hydro-geological risks, 116
- Salinisation , 117
- Protecting soil in the European Union, 118
- The way forward , 119
- Additional Information, 120
- Supporting maps, 121
- Further reading, 125
- Glossary of soil terms, 126
- The Joint Research Centre, 127
- ESB Network, 128
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