Declining soil quality in South Africa: effects of land use on soil organic matter and surface crusting

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  2003

• Venue

  South African Journal of Plant and Soil

• Publication date

  2003-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/02571862.2004.10635071
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