Clipping and irrigation enhance grass biomass and nutrients: Implications for rangeland management

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  2017-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ACTAO.2017.05.001
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