What other parent materials provide the basis for continuously fertile soils in wet tropical climates?
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography
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James Petersen
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography
2nd Edition
James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536
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What other parent materials provide the basis for continuously fertile soils in wet tropical climates?
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