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Of pedological researchThe soil properties; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Soil distribution and factors influencing the soil pattern; Introduction; Soil forming factors; Influence of climate; Local soil moisture variations and profile development; Parent material differences and soil distribution; The infl...

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Main Author: Campbell, I. B.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Claridge, G. G. C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1987.
Series:Developments in soil science ; 16.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Of pedological researchThe soil properties; Conclusion; Chapter 8. Soil distribution and factors influencing the soil pattern; Introduction; Soil forming factors; Influence of climate; Local soil moisture variations and profile development; Parent material differences and soil distribution; The influence of time on soil development; Weathering stages in soil formation; General distribution of weathered soils; Topography and the soil pattern; Microtopography and soil pattern; Conclusion; Chapter 9. The salts in Antarctic soils; Introduction; The chemistry of precipitation
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxviii, 368 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-358) and index.
ISBN:9780080869841
008086984X
9780444427847
0444427848
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9781281984555
9786611984557
6611984550