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Abbott, L.K., Murphy, D.V. (2007). What is Soil Biological Fertility?. In: Abbott, L.K., Murphy, D.V. (eds) Soil Biological Fertility. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6619-1_1
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