@article{1463699,
      recid = {1463699},
      author = {Issanova, Gulnura, and Abuduwaili, Jilili, and Tynybayeva,  Kuralay,},
      title = {Soil cover of the dried Aral seabed in Kazakhstan /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 79 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book summarizes the outcomes of research results  based on field works and recent studies related to soil  cover of the dried Aral seabed in Kazakhstan. The purpose  of the work was to conduct a comprehensive assessment of  the current state of the soil cover in the dried bed of the  Aral Sea in order to study the processes that are occurring  in the local soils as a result of anthropogenic impacts  inducing soil degradation and desertification (e.g., soil  salinization and deflation). Additionally, the book  analyzes morphological characteristics and  chemical-physical properties of soils in the dried bottom  of the Northern Aral Sea in order to know how material  properties can be transported during soil deflation in  dust/sand/salt storms in the region, as well as to identify  changes in long-term dynamics of aridization and climatic  parameters such as temperature, precipitation and  evapotranspiration in the Aral Sea region. The novelty of  this research is reflected in the latest information on the  vertical and spatial distributions of soils and their  chemical properties in the region containing the dried bed  of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan. Consequently, an updated  soil map (soil salinization and salinization degree, land  degradation) of the seabed was obtained according to the  collected field data and satellite-derived images such as  those recorded by Landsat-8. The book is mainly addressed  to scientists and researchers who study soil cover in the  dried Aral Seabed and its region, as well as soil  degradation and desertification in the dried lake playas  and aridization in other arid regions. The book will also  be useful for students and planners who feel responsible  for the sustainable development and sustainable use of  natural resources in Central Asian countries.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1463699},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29867-7},
}