Peatlands: the challenge of mapping the world’s invisible stores of carbon and water

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Lindsay, R., Ifo, A., Cole, L., Montanarella, L. and Nuutinen, M. 2019. Peatlands: the challenge of mapping the world’s invisible stores of carbon and water. Unasylva: An international journal of forestry and forest industries. 70, pp. 46-57.
AuthorsLindsay, R., Ifo, A., Cole, L., Montanarella, L. and Nuutinen, M.
JournalUnasylva: An international journal of forestry and forest industries
Journal citation70, pp. 46-57
ISSN0041-6436
Year2019
PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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