Temporal patterns of nutrient availability around nests of leaf-cutting ants (Atta colombica) in secondary moist tropical forest.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Soil Biology & Biochemistry

• Publication date

  2009-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/J.SOILBIO.2009.02.014
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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