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Handbook of Soil Sciences
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Handbook of Soil Sciences book
Properties and Processes, Second Edition
Handbook of Soil Sciences
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Handbook of Soil Sciences book
Properties and Processes, Second Edition
Edited ByPan Ming Huang, Yuncong Li, Malcolm E. Sumner
Edition 2nd Edition
First Published 2012
eBook Published 1 February 2012
Pub. Location Boca Raton
Imprint CRC Press
Pages 1442
eBook ISBN 9780429095986
Subjects Earth Sciences, Environment & Agriculture
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Huang, P.M., Li, Y., & Sumner, M.E. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of Soil Sciences: Properties and Processes, Second Edition (2nd ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b11267
ABSTRACT
An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of the environment, and a source of raw materials for co