A life cycle assessment of annual, N fertilised perennial and non-N fertilised perennial pastures, South-Western Australia
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1462-4605,1741-5004
DOI: 10.1504/ijarge.2015.069794