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7. Anthropogenic Soils in Agricultural Settings

Author : Jeffrey Howard

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Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Anthrosols are the characteristic type of anthropogenic soil found wherever people have practiced agriculture for many centuries.

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Title: Anthropogenic Soils in Agricultural Settings
Author: Jeffrey Howard
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Anthropogenic Soils
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-54330-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-54331-4

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54331-4_7