Soil aggregates, structure, and stability

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series

Volumn Part 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 736-740

  Papadopoulos, Apostolos ^a  

^a Branston Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84929695184     PISSN: 13884360     EISSN: 1871756X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3585-1_142     Document Type: Chapter

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