Terra preta nova - Where to from here?

Amazonian Dark Earths: Wim Sombroek's Vision

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 473-486

  Lehmann, J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 79954629881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9031-8_28     Document Type: Chapter

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