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Concept information

Preferred term

soil formation

Type

  • Topic

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • pedogenesis
  • pedogenetic evolution
  • pedogenetic processes
  • pedogenic evolution
  • pedogenic processes
  • soil evolution
  • soil genesis

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/959

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