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Nitrogen deposition causes widespread loss of species richness in British habitats. / L.C., Maskell; Smart, S.M.; Bullock, J.M. et al.
In: Global Change Biology, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2010, p. 671-679.

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L.C., M, Smart, SM, Bullock, JM, K., T & Stevens, C 2010, 'Nitrogen deposition causes widespread loss of species richness in British habitats', Global Change Biology, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 671-679. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02022.x

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L.C., M., Smart, S. M., Bullock, J. M., K., T., & Stevens, C. (2010). Nitrogen deposition causes widespread loss of species richness in British habitats. Global Change Biology, 16(2), 671-679. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02022.x

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L.C. M, Smart SM, Bullock JM, K. T, Stevens C. Nitrogen deposition causes widespread loss of species richness in British habitats. Global Change Biology. 2010;16(2):671-679. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02022.x

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L.C., Maskell ; Smart, S.M. ; Bullock, J.M. et al. / Nitrogen deposition causes widespread loss of species richness in British habitats. In: Global Change Biology. 2010 ; Vol. 16, No. 2. pp. 671-679.

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