Written on the Land : Soil is the dynamic interface between geology and biology, the bridge between the dead world of rock and the bustling world of life. Erosion control and soil-building are among the most exigent issues to address

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Written on the Land : Soil is the dynamic interface between geology and biology, the bridge between the dead world of rock and the bustling world of life. Erosion control and soil-building are among the most exigent issues to address

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Veröffentlicht in:	Topos : The International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design 88(2014)S. 97-101
VerfasserIn:	Montgomery, David R. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
Sprache:	German
Veröffentlicht:	2014
Schlagworte:	Aufsatz
Ähnliche Datensätze:	In: Topos : The International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design

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