The Microbial Efficiency‐Matrix Stabilization (MEMS) framework integrates plant litter decomposition with soil organic matter stabilization: do labile plant inputs form stable soil organic matter?

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  2013

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  Global Change Biology

• Publication date

  2013-04-01

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  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/gcb.12113PMID 23504877
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