Evidence for biotic controls on topography and soil production

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Earth and Planetary Science Letters

• Publication date

  2010-09-15

• Fields of study

  Geology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.EPSL.2010.07.040
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