The “4 per 1000” initiative: A credibility issue for the soil science community?

Geoderma

Volumn 309, Issue , 2018, Pages 118-123

  Baveye, Philippe C ^a,b   Berthelin, Jacques ^a   Tessier, Daniel ^a   Lemaire, Gilles ^a,c  

^a Sciences du Paysage   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

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EID: 85021338444     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.05.005     Document Type: Letter

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