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Soils are natural entities and as such, each soil is characterized by typical physical properties, with color (Sect. 6.8) and texture (Sect. 6.1) being the most readily visible. Therefore, they are important components of any soil description.

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    Hans-Peter Blume, Heiner Fleige & Rainer Horn

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    Ellen Kandeler & Karl Stahr

  3. Chair of Soil Science, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

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  4. Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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  5. Institute of Ecology, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Berndt-Michael Wilke

  6. Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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