Soils and Environment
- ISBN-10
- 0415068878
- ISBN-13
- 9780415068871
- Category
- Soils
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Stephen Ellis, A. Mellor
Description
Analyses the properties, processes and classification of soils, their environmental history, soil-human interactions and the future. A broad and balanced book covering a wide spectrum of environmentally-related subjects.
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