C:N:P stoichiometry and nutrient limitation of the soil microbial biomass in a grazed grassland site under experimental P limitation or excess
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecological Processes
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2192-1709
DOI: 10.1186/2192-1709-1-6