Soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization: Theory and models across scales

Soil Biology and Biochemistry - Tập 41 Số 7 - Trang 1355-1379 - 2009
Stefano Manzoni1, Amilcare Porporato1
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, 127 Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 27708 0287, USA

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