Litter production, seasonal pattern and nutrient return in seven natural forests compared with a plantation in southern China
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عنوان ژورنال: Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1464-3626,0015-752X
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpi044