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(2017) Yu Luo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2017) Zhe (Han) Weng et al.   Nature Climate Change

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Organic Fertilization in Traditional Mediterranean Grapevine Orchards Mediates Changes in Soil Microbial Community Structure and Enhances Soil Fertility

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(2016) Jing Tian et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2016) Nicolas Fanin et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The effects of biochar and compost amendments on copper immobilization and soil microorganisms in a temperate vineyard

(2015) K.A. Mackie et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Consistent increase in abundance and diversity but variable change in community composition of bacteria in topsoil of rice paddy under short term biochar treatment across three sites from South China

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(2015) Xiubin Wang et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

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(2015) Xinyu Jiang et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

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(2015) Trung Ta Nguyen et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

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(2015) Jinyang Wang et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

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(2015) Shuwei Liu et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

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(2015) Perry J. Mitchell et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2014) Brian H. Hill et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

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(2014) Ya-Lin Hu et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

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(2014) Chang Liu et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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(2014) Weiwei Lu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2014) Bhupinder Pal Singh et al.   Scientific Reports

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(2013) Mark Farrell et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2013) Shane M. Troy et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2012) Fengping Wu et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

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(2011) Chao Ai et al.   GEODERMA

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(2011) Richard T. Conant et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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(2011) Michael W. I. Schmidt et al.   NATURE

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(2011) D.L. Jones et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2011) Donovan P. German et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2011) Carlo Lammirato et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2011) Y. Luo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2011) Johannes Lehmann et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2010) Jeffrey L. Smith et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2010) Vanessa L. Bailey et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The influence of time, storage temperature, and substrate age on potential soil enzyme activity in acidic forest soils using MUB-linked substrates and l-DOPA

(2009) Jared L. DeForest   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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(2009) Robert L. Sinsabaugh   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The role of soil organic matter in maintaining the productivity and yield stability of cereals in China

(2008) Genxing Pan et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

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