Decrease of soil fertility and release of mercury following deforestation in the Andean Amazon, Napo River Valley, Ecuador.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Science of the Total Environment

• Publication date

  2006-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2005.09.064PMID 16499953
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