A Critique of the Analytical Methods Used in Examining Decomposition Data Obtained From Litter Bags

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• Publication year

  1982

• Venue

  Ecology

• Publication date

  1982-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2307/1940104
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