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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2915-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2915-2013
Research article
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02 May 2013
Research article |  | 02 May 2013

The Unified North American Soil Map and its implication on the soil organic carbon stock in North America

S. Liu, Y. Wei, W. M. Post, R. B. Cook, K. Schaefer, and M. M. Thornton

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