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Above and Below Ground Biomass and Carbon Stock in Permanent Grasslands of Slovakia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2019-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4376 | Journal ISSN: 0551-3677
Language: English
Page range: 155 - 163
Submitted on: Jun 4, 2019
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