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The Time Factor of System Genesis

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The Soil Resource

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 37))

Abstract

During a hundred million years a given locale on Earth may slowly sink below sea level, then rise to mountain heights, be temporarily covered by glaciers, be eroded, and finally subjected to aridity. Chronosequences deal with brief segments of geological history.

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  1. Department of Plant and Soil Biology, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA

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Jenny, H. (1980). The Time Factor of System Genesis. In: The Soil Resource. Ecological Studies, vol 37. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6112-4_9

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