The potential for carbon sequestration in Australian agricultural soils is technically and economically limited

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Lam, Shu Kee ^a   Chen, Deli ^a   Mosier, Arvin R ^a   Roush, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84880286225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02179     Document Type: Article

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