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ISBN: 9781260211887

Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood

Publisher: McGraw Hill

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Soil provides a habitat or living environment for a large number of different species of organisms as well as plants. It provides all the essential nutrients and minerals for plants to grow. All these together form the soil ecosystem.

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Chapter 31.3, Problem 2.3CC

What is the function of the rhizomorph and the Hartig net?

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