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Pedodiversity deals with the analysis of the number and complexity of pre-classified soil entities and/or their properties in the landscape (Fridland 1974; Jacuchno 1976; Linkeš et al. 1983; Ibañez et al. 1987, 1995; McBratney 1992; McBratney and Minasny 2007; Ibáñez and Bockheim 2013). If we consider that soil directly and/or indirectly affects every single biotic structure, it is easy to see that the study of its distribution needs to be a priority when trying to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. Whereas the pedologist might regard pedodiversity a great boon, an agronomist might regard the exact same situation a nuisance.

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Fajardo, M., McBratney, A.B. (2018). Pedodiversity. In: McBratney, A., Minasny, B., Stockmann, U. (eds) Pedometrics. Progress in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63439-5_16

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