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Phosphorous in Boreal Peatlands

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Boreal Peatland Ecosystems

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  1. Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6057, USA

    Mark R. Walbridge & John A. Navaratnam

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  1. Department of Biology, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085, USA

    R. Kelman Wieder

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    Dale H. Vitt

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Walbridge, M.R., Navaratnam, J.A. (2006). Phosphorous in Boreal Peatlands. In: Wieder, R.K., Vitt, D.H. (eds) Boreal Peatland Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 188. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31913-9_11

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