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Soil biodiversity and human health

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  • Diana H. Wall

    (Colorado State University)

  • Uffe N. Nielsen

    (Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Locked Bag 1797, Western Sydney University)

  • Johan Six

    (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH-Zurich)

Abstract

Soil biodiversity sustains human health and its loss can be mitigated by sustainable management.

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  • Diana H. Wall & Uffe N. Nielsen & Johan Six, 2015. "Soil biodiversity and human health," Nature, Nature, vol. 528(7580), pages 69-76, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:528:y:2015:i:7580:d:10.1038_nature15744
    DOI: 10.1038/nature15744
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