Consumer Aggregations Drive Nutrient Dynamics and Ecosystem Metabolism in Nutrient-Limited Systems
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecosystems
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1432-9840,1435-0629
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-017-0166-4