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14 Jul 2015
Original research article |
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Case study of microarthropod communities to assess soil quality in different managed vineyards
E. Gagnarli
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CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
D. Goggioli
CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
F. Tarchi
CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
S. Guidi
CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
R. Nannelli
CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
N. Vignozzi
CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
G. Valboa
CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
M. R. Lottero
CRA-ENO, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Oenology, Asti, Italy
L. Corino
CRA-ENO, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Oenology, Asti, Italy
S. Simoni
CRA-ABP, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria – Research Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, Firenze, Italy
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