Seed survival in soil: interacting effects of predation, dormancy and the soil microbial community
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James W. Dalling*, Adam S. Davis, Brian J. Schutte and A. Elizabeth Arnold Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, IL 61801, USA; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, DPO AA 34002-0948, USA; United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, Urbana, Illinois, IL 61801, USA; and Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2010