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Chapter 1 - The Natural 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. 3 - 35
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