New Zealand Soil Classification, 4th edition
New Zealand Soil Classification
4th edition
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd
Landcare Research Science Series No. 1
First published as DSIR Land Resources Scientific Report No.19, 1992. Reprinted with corrections as Landcare Research Science Series No. 1, 1998 (2nd edition) and Landcare Research Science Series No. 1, 2010 (3rd edition). This is the 4th edition with further updates and corrections.
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This is the 4th edition of the New Zealand Soil Classification (NZSC).
Introductory information about the NZSC is available at The New Zealand Soils Portal.