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There can be little doubt that the thin, delicate layer of soil that covers one-third of the surface of our planet plays a vital role in sustaining life on Earth. We may not have always appreciated this fact and afforded soil the respect it merits, but as we approach the end of the twentieth century, a century of extraordinary scientific and technological achievements, it is becoming clear that the continued survival of our civilisation depends even more than ever upon our relationship with the land and soil.
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Wood, M. (1995). Soil biology — into the next millennium. In: Environmental Soil Biology. Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0625-2_6
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