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Chapter 2 - The Human Environment of the Tropics

from Part I - The Tropical Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2019

Pedro A. Sanchez
Pedro A. Sanchez
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Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics , pp. 36 - 66
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Print publication year: 2019

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