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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-8067-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-8067-2013
Research article
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10 Dec 2013
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2013

A dual isotope approach to isolate soil carbon pools of different turnover times

M. S. Torn, M. Kleber, E. S. Zavaleta, B. Zhu, C. B. Field, and S. E. Trumbore

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