Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-4-381-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-4-381-2013
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29 Oct 2013
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Grassland fire effect on soil organic carbon reservoirs in a semiarid environment

A. Novara, L. Gristina, J. Rühl, S. Pasta, G. D'Angelo, T. La Mantia, and P. Pereira

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