ELEVATED ATMOSPHERIC CO2INCREASES WATER AVAILABILITY IN A WATER-LIMITED GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Water Resources Association
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1093-474X,1752-1688
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1997.tb04122.x