Where mineral and biological worlds meet
by Laura Gargiulo, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
Thin section of a surface sandy soil under cross polarized light showing sand grains and cellular plant material. Photo acquired at resolution of 0.6micron/pixel.
Taken on 17
November
2009
Submitted on 11 March 2011
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soil structure, rhizosphere, soil micromorphology
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Credit: Laura Gargiulo (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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