Long-term enhancement of N availability and plant growth under elevated CO2 in a semi-arid grassland
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1 USDA-ARS, Rangel and Resources Research Unit, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA; 2 Department of Botany and Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; 3 USDA-ARS Soil–Plant-Nutrient Research Unit, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA; 4 Department of Soil, Water and Climate; and 5 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA; and 6 Forest, Range and Watershed Stewardship Department, and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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