Untangling positive and negative biotic interactions: views from above and below ground in a forest ecosystem.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Ecology

• Publication date

  2010-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/09-1663.1PMID 21302835
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