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The Development, Distribution and Properties of Soils in the Lochnagar Catchment and Their Influence on Soil Water Chemistry

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Helliwell, R.C., Lilly, A., Bell, J.S. (2007). The Development, Distribution and Properties of Soils in the Lochnagar Catchment and Their Influence on Soil Water Chemistry. In: Rose, N.L. (eds) Lochnagar: The Natural History of a Mountain Lake. Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3986-7_6

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