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Response to Interpreting the ash trend within ombrotrophic bog profiles: atmospheric dust depositions vs. mineralization processes. The Etang de la Gruère case study

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Leifeld, J., Grünig, A. Response to Interpreting the ash trend within ombrotrophic bog profiles: atmospheric dust depositions vs. mineralization processes. The Etang de la Gruère case study. Plant Soil 353, 11–14 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-1101-7

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