The Stoichiometry of Nutrient Release by Terrestrial Herbivores and Its Ecosystem Consequences
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1 Ecology and Biodiversity, Department Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, Netherlands, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, Netherlands, 4 Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA
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