SOIL RESPIRATION AND NUTRIENT CYCLING IN WOODED COMMUNITIES DEVELOPING IN GRASSLAND
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0012-9658
DOI: 10.1890/03-0645