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| 3 | Biochar effects on soil biota – A review | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2011 | 3,812 |
| 4 | Use of p-nitrophenyl phosphate for assay of soil phosphatase activity | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 1969 | 3,432 |
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| 10 | Soil quality – A critical review | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2018 | 1,871 |
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| 20 | Role of nitrifier denitrification in the production of nitrous oxide | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2001 | 1,403 |
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| 22 | Microbial hotspots and hot moments in soil: Concept & review | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2015 | 1,356 |
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| 32 | Long-term effects of mineral fertilizers on soil microorganisms – A review | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2014 | 1,078 |
| 33 | The metabolic quotient for CO2 (qCO2) as a specific activity parameter to assess the effects of environmental conditions, such as ph, on the microbial biomass of forest soils | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 1993 | 1,057 |
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| 35 | Functional diversity of microbial communities: A quantitative approach | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 1994 | 990 |
| 36 | Responses of extracellular enzymes to simple and complex nutrient inputs | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2005 | 990 |
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| 44 | Field management effects on soil enzyme activities | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 1999 | 894 |
| 45 | Comparison of soil fungal/bacterial ratios in a pH gradient using physiological and PLFA-based techniques | Soil Biology and Biochemistry | 2003 | 893 |
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