About the Author
Dr. James G. Bockheim was Professor of Soil Science,
Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Environmental Studies at the
University of Wisconsin from 1975 until his retirement in
2015. He has conducted research in forestry, soils, and surficial
geology throughout the upper Great Lakes region. His previous
books include Pedodiversity (2013; with J. J. Ibáñez); Soil
Geography of the USA: a Diagnostic-Horizon Approach
(2014); Cryopedology (2015); The Soils of Antarctica (2015);
and The Soils of Wisconsin (2017; with A. E. Hartemink).
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Dr. James G. Bockheim was Professor of Soil Science,
Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Environmental Studies at the
University of Wisconsin from 1975 until his retirement in
2015. He has conducted research in forestry, soils, and surficial
geology throughout the upper Great Lakes region. His previous
books include Pedodiversity (2013; with J. J. Ibáñez); Soil
Geography of the USA: a Diagnostic-Horizon Approach
(2014); Cryopedology (2015); The Soils of Antarctica (2015);
and The Soils of Wisconsin (2017; with A. E. Hartemink).
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