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Van Spanning, R.J.M., Delgado, M.J., Richardson, D.J. (2005). The Nitrogen Cycle: Denitrification and its Relationship to N2 Fixation. In: Werner, D., Newton, W.E. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, and the Environment. Nitrogen Fixation: Origins, Applications, and Research Progress, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3544-6_13
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