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Vertical distribution of soil organic and inorganic carbon under different vegetation covers in two toposequences of the Liudaogou watershed on the Loess Plateau, China

N. Mao, L. Huang and M. Shao
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation July 2018, 73 (4) 479-491; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.4.479
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