The Soils Of Croatia

World Soils Book Series Ferdo Bašić The Soils of Croatia World Soils Book Series Series Editor Prof. Alfred E. Hartemink FD Hole Soils Laboratory, Department of Soil Science University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison USA For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8915 Aims and Scope The World Soils Book Series brings together soil information and soil knowledge of a particular country in a concise and reader-friendly way. The books include sections on soil research history, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and vegetation, soil management, and soils and humans. Ferdo Basˇic´ The Soils of Croatia 123 Ferdo Bašic´ Faculty of Agriculture Department of General Agronomy University of Zagreb Zagreb Croatia ISSN 2211-1255 ISSN 2211-1263 (electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-5814-8 ISBN 978-94-007-5815-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-5815-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012954375  Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Every effort has been made to contact the copyright holders of the figures and tables which have been reproduced from other sources. Anyone who has not been properly credited is requested to contact the publishers, so that due acknowledgement may be made in subsequent editions. Disclaimer: The facts and opi