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agricultural watersheds with claypan soils. Agric Ecosyst Environ 117(1):39–48
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the Arctic Ocean. Acta Oceanol Sin 33(6):53–62
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Chinese haze. P Natl Acad Sci USA 113(48):13630–13635
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systems of China with and without consideration of the residual effect of nitrogen. Environ Res
Lett 9(9):095002
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Prod 162:1308–1316
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567(7749):516–520
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and improvement strategies. Chin Bull Botany (in Chinese with English abstract) 24:687–694
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environmental quality in China. Adv Agron 116:1–40
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fuel cell applications. Chem Eng J 204:87–97
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Nature 528(7580):51–59
Zhu ZL, Chen DL (2002) Nitrogen fertilizer use in China-contributions to food production, impacts
on the environment and best management strategies. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 63(2–3):117–127
13 Nitrogen Regulation in China’s Agricultural Systems
309