Soil Organic Matter Stability in Intensively Managed Ponderosa Pine Stands in California
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979 Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 74:979–992 Published online 30 Mar. 2010 doi:10.2136/sssaj2009.0062 Received 18 Feb. 2009. *Corresponding author ([email protected]). © Soil Science Society of America, 5585 Guilford Rd., Madison WI 53711 USA All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Permission for printing and for reprinting the material contained herein has been obtained by the publisher. Soil Organic Matter Stability in Intensively Managed Ponderosa Pine Stands in California Forest, Range & Wildland Soils
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