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Soil biology

Microbial community structure and relationship with physicochemical properties of soil stockpiles in selected South African opencast coal mines

Obinna T. Ezeokolia Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;b Soil Science Research and Development Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1819-8804View further author information
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Sannie K. Mashigoa Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;b Soil Science Research and Development Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1201-3143View further author information
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D. Garry Patersonb Soil Science Research and Development Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0193-4182View further author information
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Cornelius C. Bezuidenhouta Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6047-4991View further author information
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Rasheed A. Adelekea Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;b Soil Science Research and Development Programme, Agricultural Research Council-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 332-341 | Received 28 Nov 2018, Accepted 17 May 2019, Published online: 28 May 2019

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