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Hawver, G.A., Bassuk, N.L. (2007). Soils: The Key to Successful Establishment of Urban Vegetation. In: Kuser, J.E. (eds) Urban and Community Forestry in the Northeast. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4289-8_10
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