Relevance of aboveground litter for soil organic matter formation – a soil profile perspective
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Soil organic matter as sole indicator of soil degradation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biogeosciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1726-4189
DOI: 10.5194/bg-17-3099-2020