We have made a concerted effort to search the Web for relevant material, but no matter how hard we try, there will always be more information available than we can possibly examine.
However, the following list contains links to many of the most interesting and informative Web sites related to topics explored in the chapter that we were able to locate. Check them out, but make sure you come back to do more investigating when you're done.
- A Tutorial on Weathering
Pamela J. W. Gore of Georgia Perimeter College gives a comprehensive tutorial on all aspects of "weathering."
- Glossary of Soil Science
Here is an extensive glossary of soil science terms from the Canadian Soil Information System.
- National Cooperative Soil Survey
The National Cooperative Soil Survey provides a dynamic resource of soils information for a wide range of needs.
- Planet Earth (Discovery.com)
The Discovery-Planet Earth site features a variety of interesting information, reports, and links on Earth science and related subjects.
- Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
- Here is the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Soil Erosion Laboratory home page.
- Soil Profile Photo Gallery
This site offers soil profile photographs from the United States Department of Agriculture.
- Soil Science Journal - Soils Online
This soil science online journal page offers many links to related Web sites.
- Soil Science Links (N.S.C.S.S.)
This site has an excellent list of soil links from the National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists (N.S.C.S.S.), Inc.
- Soils and Substrates: World-Wide Web Virtual Library
An informative site that includes a comprehensive listing of soils-related WWW sites.
- Soils and Soil Science Links
Soils and soil science links from U. New Castle upon Tyne (Australia) can be found here.
- Soil Science Society of America
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) is the home for over 6,000 professionals throughout the world dedicated to the advancement of soil science. The primary purpose of the Society is to advance the discipline and practice of soil science by acquiring and disseminating information about soils in relation to crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management and recycling, and wise land use.
- Soil Web Sites (National Resources Conservation Service - USDA)
Here are links to soil-related sites from the NRCS.
- Weathering Images
This site offers several good photographs of various weathering phenomena hosted by Duke University.
- Weathering of Granite
This site offers a good basic examination of the weathering of granite.
- World Soil Resources Web site (USDA)
This site contains a great deal of information about soil resources and conservation as well as links to many natural resource/agricultural-related sites.
