Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Soil Change: Why Soil Science Must Embrace an Ecosystems Approach
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عنوان ژورنال: Vadose Zone Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1539-1663
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2011.0051