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Micromorphology of Cryosols

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Cryosols

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Micromorphological analysis makes it possible to study the interrelationships between the various individual components, particles, and pores that make up sediments and soils.

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  2. Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1391 Sandford Street, London, Ontario, Canada, N5V 4T3

    Catherine A. Fox (Research Scientist)

  3. Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskaya St., Pushchino, Moscow region, 142290, Russia

    Stanislaw V. Gubin (Leading Researcher)

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Van Vliet-Lanoë, B., Fox, C.A., Gubin, S.V. (2004). Micromorphology of Cryosols. In: Kimble, J.M. (eds) Cryosols. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06429-0_18

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