Towards a biochemical quality index for soils: An expression relating several biological and biochemical properties

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• Publication year

  1997

• Venue

  Biology and Fertility of Soils

• Publication date

  1997-12-15

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s003740050350
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