Effects of arctic shrub expansion on biophysical vs. biogeochemical drivers of litter decomposition.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Ecology

• Publication date

  2014-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/13-2221.1PMID 25163119
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