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The potential for carbon sequestration in Australian agricultural soils is technically and economically limited

Shu Kee Lam1, Deli Chen, Arvin R Mosier

  • 1Melbourne School of Land and Environment, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.

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