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Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 9:25 AM
179: Soils and Civilizations
Sponsor: Z08 S205.1 Council on the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Soils
Presiding: Eric Brevik, Valdosta State Univ.
  Introductory Remarks
  On the Uses and Abuses of Soil and Water in the Historical Fertile Crescent.
Daniel Hillel, University of Massachusetts
  Soil Structure:A History from Tilth to Habitat.
Benno P. Warkentin, Oregon State University
  Trajectories of Nitrogen Cycling in Indian Maize and Antebellum Cotton Ecosystems in the South: Some Implications.
Daniel Richter, Duke Univ., Julie DeMeester, Duke University, Jianwei Li, Duke Univ., Jason Jackson, Duke University
  Break
  Identification of Ancient Landforms.
George J. Castille, Coastal Environments, Inc.
  The Geology of the Katrina Disaster in New Orleans.
Stephen A. Nelson, Tulane Univ.
  Discussion
  Adjourn

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