Effects of mobile tree islands on soil carbon storage in tundra ecosystems

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2563-2567

  Pauker, Sheridan J ^a,b   Seastedt, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001478109     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265755     Document Type: Article

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