Teaching of the Department of Soil Science
Soils are the living upper part of the earth's crust. They are porous natural bodies whose cavities are filled with water, air or living organisms. Soils play a central role in the water and material cycles of the earth. Soil science deals with the formation, development and spatial distribution of soils, soil functions and human management.
Soil sciences are central disciplines for the Environmental Sciences degree programs (Bachelor and Master). The education of the students is dedicated to the complete range of soil sciences: pedology, soil geography, soil biology and microbiology, soil chemistry, soil physics and soil hydrology. Our department teaches soil science content in the following formats: lecture, tutorial, lab and field exercises regarding monitoring, soil profile analysis and on-site measurements.
Selected links to soil science websites and books pdfs in English language:
- Świtoniak, M. & Charzyński, P. (2018, ed.): Soil Sequences Atlas II (ISBN 9788394929770). ). Freely available: https://repozytorium.umk.pl/handle/item/5218
- Świtoniak, M. & Charzyński, P. (2018, ed.): Soil Sequences Atlas III (ISBN 9788395187810). Freely available: https://repozytorium.umk.pl/handle/item/5510
- Arwyn, J., Montanarella, L. & Jones, R. (2005): Soil Atlas of Europe. The European Soil Bureau, Joint Research Centre. Freely available: https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/soil-atlas-europe
- IUSS Working Group WRB (2015): World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2014. Freely available: http://www.fao.org/3/i3794en/I3794en.pdf
- Blume, H.-P., Brümmer, G.W., Horn, R., Kandeler, E., Kögel-Knabner, I.,Kretzschmar, R., Stahr, K. & Wilke, B.-M. (2016): Scheffer/Schachtschabel: Soil Science. Springer (ISBN 9783642309427). freely available: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-642-30942-7.
