The philosophical status of soil science

Geoderma

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 214-221

  Churchman, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Colloids; Decomposition; Horizons; Philosophical reduction; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURE; COLLOIDS; DECOMPOSITION; MINERALS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; HORIZONS; INORGANIC COLLOIDS; RESEARCH TRADITIONS; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE; TRANSFORMATION;

SOILS;

AGGREGATE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COLLOID; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; MINERALOGY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PEDOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL HORIZON; TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 78649635535     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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