Chapter 5 An ecosystem perspective of soil quality

Developments in Soil Science

Volumn 25, Issue C, 1997, Pages 115-141

  Ellert, B H ^a   Clapperton, M J ^a   Anderson, D W ^a  

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DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2481(97)80032-3     Document Type: Article

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