CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL LAND PRODUCTIVITY AND ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN CHINA
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عنوان ژورنال: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1345-9597,1884-8125
DOI: 10.2208/proer.34.487