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Distribution of tropical peatland types, their locating and current degradation status

Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon, Rome, Italy, 21-23 March 2017

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

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Language English

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