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9 - Interactive effects of plants, decomposers, herbivores, and predators on nutrient cycling

from Part III - Patterns and Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

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Sarah E. Hobbie  and
Sóebastien Villóeger
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Torrance C. Hanley  and
Kimberly J. La Pierre
Sarah E. Hobbie
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University of Minnesota
Sóebastien Villóeger
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Université Montpellier
Torrance C. Hanley
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Northeastern University, Boston
Kimberly J. La Pierre
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University of California, Berkeley
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Trophic Ecology
Bottom-up and Top-down Interactions across Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems
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