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Soil knowledge. / Fraser, James Angus.
The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. ed. / R. Cox; Hilary Callan. Wiley, 2018.

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Fraser, JA 2018, Soil knowledge. in R Cox & H Callan (eds), The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1413

APA

Fraser, J. A. (2018). Soil knowledge. In R. Cox, & H. Callan (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1413

Vancouver

Fraser JA. Soil knowledge. In Cox R, Callan H, editors, The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Wiley. 2018 doi: 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1413

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Fraser, James Angus. / Soil knowledge. The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. editor / R. Cox ; Hilary Callan. Wiley, 2018.

Bibtex

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