Role of the fungus-growing termite Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Isoptera, Macrotermitinae) in the dynamic of clay and soil organic matter content. An experimental analysis

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  2007

• Venue

  Geoderma

• Publication date

  2007-04-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.GEODERMA.2007.01.011
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