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Paz, C.G., Rodríguez, T.T. (2008). Factors of Soil Formation. In: Chesworth, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_207

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