soil

1:100000 Scale Soil Map of France
Besançon
M. Gaiffe, S. Brukert, M. Eimberck
Edition 2013

La carte des sols de Besançon à 1/100 000 occupe une position centrale dans la région de Franche-Comté. Elle est représentative de la distribution des sols développés sur le calcaire jurassique.

1:100000 Scale Soil Map of France
Langon
J. Wilbert, D. Arrouays, A. Richer de Forges
Edition 2013

La carte des sols de Langon à 1/100 000 couvre 2280 km2 situés en Aquitaine, et pour l'essentiel dans le département de la Gironde et le Bordelais. Cette carte, située au carrefour des sables des landes, de la vallée de la Garonne, des graves, et des pays de collines de l'Entre-Deux-Mers,  présente une diversité remarquable, représentative d'un secteur aquitain bien plus vaste.

Searching for Vanished Oceans in the French Mountains
Alps, Massif Central, Armorican Massif, Pyrenees, Corsica
C. Nicollet, C. Laverne
Edition 2012

How can the presence of rocks from the oceanic crust in the French mountains be explained? How can we decode their long history from their birth within the oceans, their burial in the depths and then their rise to the surface? This work will serve as a geological guide for anyone wishing to explore these rocks on the ground.

Guide pour la description des sols
D. Baize, B. Jabiol
Edition 2012

This new edition of the practical guide covers all the problems encountered in soil description, from the selection of sites to be observed and the choice of material to the stocking, processing and communication of the information collected.

1:100000 Scale Soil Map of France
J. Rivière, B. Lemercier, C. Dupont, M. Rouxel, C. Walter, P. Edeline, O. Quidu
Edition 2011

The 1:100000 scale soil map of Janzé partly covers 2156 km² in the south-eastern section of the Armorican Massif. The geological diversity of this region to the south of Rennes has seen a soil wealth develop over thousands of years.

Large Pedological Landscapes of France
M. Jamagne
Edition 2011

An essential component of our environment, the soil is nowadays viewed as a natural heritage. The author describes the spread, properties and functioning of main soils in large physiographic and pedological areas in France along with their pedogenetic evolution. He makes an inventory of different types of sequence and soil-system.

Contaminations metalliques des agrosystemes

P. Cambier, C. Schvartz, F. van Oort
Edition 2009 This book looks at what happens to metallic contaminants in agricultural soils, the effects on and risks for plants that are either cultivated or grow wild in peri-industrial areas, and the effects on the soil mesofauna.

Référentiel pédologique 2008
D. Baize, Association française pour l'étude du sol, M. Girard
Edition 2009

The entirely reworked, supplemented 2008 edition of the Référentiel pédologique serves to name soil types and link them to a comprehensive reference base. It is an irreplaceable tool for establishing correlations and conveying information.

Conceptual Basis, Formalisations and Parameterization of the Stics Crop Model
N. Brisson, M. Launay, B. Mary, N. Beaudoin
Edition 2009

The formalisations of the STICS crop model presented in this book can be considered as references used in the framework of crop sciences. They will help professionals and students in the partitioning and understanding of the complex agronomic system.

Le sol

L. Bruckler, J. Balesdent, P. Stengel
Edition 2009 This book summarizes current knowledge of soils, looking at soil types and composition, ecological functioning, and management. It is highly informative, richly illustrated with drawings and photographs, and accessible to a broad readership.