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Le Roux, X., Monteny, B. (2006). Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Exchanges. In: Abbadie, L., Gignoux, J., Le Roux, X., Lepage, M. (eds) Lamto. Ecological Studies, vol 179. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-33857-8_6

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