Insect herbivory alters impact of atmospheric change on northern temperate forests

Nature Plants

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Couture, J J ^a   Meehan, T D ^a   Kruger, E L ^a   Lindroth, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84991001875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nplants.2015.16     Document Type: Article

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