A review of sampling designs for the measurement of soil organic carbon in Australian grazing lands

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-246

  Allen, D E ^a   Pringle, M J ^a   Page, K L ^a   Dalal, R C ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 77954221615     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ09043     Document Type: Article

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