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Simultaneous inhibition of carbon and nitrogen mineralization in a forest soil by simulated acid precipitation

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  1. Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Department of Agronomy, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, NY

    Theodore M. Klein, Norman J. Novick, Joseph P. Kreitinger & Martin Alexander

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Klein, T.M., Novick, N.J., Kreitinger, J.P. et al. Simultaneous inhibition of carbon and nitrogen mineralization in a forest soil by simulated acid precipitation. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 32, 698–703 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01607559

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