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This chapter considers the definitions of soils and briefly reviews the history, major soil regions, and classification of soils in Nevada.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Elko, NV, USA

    Paul W. Blackburn

  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Reno, NV, USA

    John B. Fisher

  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Reno, NV, USA

    William E. Dollarhide

  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Boulder City, NV, USA

    Douglas J. Merkler

  5. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (retired), Reno, NV, USA

    Joseph V. Chiaretti

  6. Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin (retired), Madison, WI, USA

    James G. Bockheim

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Blackburn, P., Fisher, J., Dollarhide, W., Merkler, D., Chiaretti, J., Bockheim, J. (2021). Overview. In: The Soils of Nevada. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53157-7_1

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