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Modification of the soil environment by vegetation fires, with particular reference to nitrogen transformations: A review

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Raison, R.J. Modification of the soil environment by vegetation fires, with particular reference to nitrogen transformations: A review. Plant Soil 51, 73–108 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02205929

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