Non-additive effects of litter mixing are suppressed in a nutrient-enriched stream
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A. D. Rosemond ([email protected]), J. S. Kominoski and S. E. Dye, Odum School of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia, 1033 Green St., Athens, GA 30602, USA. Present address for JSK: Dept of Forest Sciences, Univ. of British Columbia, 3041-2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. C. M. Swan, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Systems, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA.
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