Organic carbon pools and soil biological fertility are affected by land use intensity in Mediterranean ecosystems of Sardinia, Italy.

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• Publication year

  2017

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  Science of the Total Environment

• Publication date

  2017-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.021PMID 28499227
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