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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-7361-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-7361-2013
Research article
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18 Nov 2013
Research article |  | 18 Nov 2013

Effects of belowground litter addition, increased precipitation and clipping on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization in a temperate steppe

L. Ma, C. Guo, X. Xin, S. Yuan, and R. Wang

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