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Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage: a model-based assessment

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Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage: a model-based assessment. / Orwin, Kate; Kirschbaum, Miko U. F.; St John, Mark G. et al.
In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 14, No. 5, 2011, p. 493-502.

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Orwin, K, Kirschbaum, MUF, St John, MG & Dickie, IA 2011, 'Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage: a model-based assessment', Ecology Letters, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01611.x

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Orwin, K., Kirschbaum, M. U. F., St John, M. G., & Dickie, I. A. (2011). Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage: a model-based assessment. Ecology Letters, 14(5), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01611.x

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Orwin K, Kirschbaum MUF, St John MG, Dickie IA. Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage: a model-based assessment. Ecology Letters. 2011;14(5):493-502. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01611.x

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Orwin, Kate ; Kirschbaum, Miko U. F. ; St John, Mark G. et al. / Organic nutrient uptake by mycorrhizal fungi enhances ecosystem carbon storage : a model-based assessment. In: Ecology Letters. 2011 ; Vol. 14, No. 5. pp. 493-502.

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