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Carrenho, R., de Cesaro Krzyzanski, H., & dos Santos Morisco, J. V. (2026). Soil carbon sequestration and carbon flux under warming climate. In Climate Change and Soil Interactions (pp. 551–570). Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780443402920000182

Tõrv, M., Chen, S., Unt, A., Johanson, K., Rannamäe, E., Varul, L., Sammler, S., Sepp, H., Lang, V., & Tvauri, A. (2026). Segregated food culture? Bronze Age (1250–500 cal BCE) dietary practices in northern Estonia. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 69, 105514. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X25005474

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