The effects of plant litter on vegetation: a meta‐analysis

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• Publication year

  1999

• Venue

  Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  1999-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00414.x
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