Functional identity rather than functional diversity or species richness controls litter mixture decomposition in a subtropical forest

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  2018

• Venue

  Plant and Soil

• Publication date

  2018-05-04

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s11104-018-3669-7
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