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Good soil reference

     Has anyone ever read:
     
     Bottom Soils, Sediments, and Pond Aquaculture.  1995.  
     by Claude E. Boyd
     
     Table of Contents 
     
     Preface 
     Symbols 
     Abbreviations 
     Atomic Weights 
     Customary Metric Conversion Factors 
     1. Soils in Pond Aquaculture 
     2. Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Properties of Soils 
     3. Soil Nutrients 
     4. Exchange of Dissolved Substances between Soil and Water 
     5. Soil Organic Matter and Aerobic Respiration 
     6. Soil Organic Matter, Anaerobic Respiration, and Oxidation-Reduction 
     7. Sediment 
     8. Relationships to Aquatic Animal Production 
     9. Pond Bottom Management 
     10. Pond Bottom Soil Analyses 
     
     I haven't read it, but the table of contents appears to be relevant to 
     many of the discussions here.  It's rather pricey--$86.95.
     
     This site contains highlights from the authors research.  He is with 
     Auburn University, which is the undisputed leader in aquacultural 
     research. 
     http://www.ag.auburn.edu/dept/faa/boyd.html
     
     Regards,
     
     Mark