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vanVliet, P.C., Hendrix, P.F. (2007). Role of Fauna in Soil Physical Processes. In: Abbott, L.K., Murphy, D.V. (eds) Soil Biological Fertility. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6619-1_4
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