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Osler, G.H. (2007). Impact of Fauna on Chemical Transformations in Soil. In: Abbott, L.K., Murphy, D.V. (eds) Soil Biological Fertility. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6619-1_2

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