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Growth, biomass, and net productivity of tall-tussock (Chionochloa) grasslands, Canterbury, New Zealand

P. A. Williams Tussock Grasslands and Mountain Lands Institute, Lincoln College, P.O. Box 56, Canterbury, New Zealand; Botany Division, DSIR, Private Bag, Christchurch, New ZealandView further author information
Pages 399-442 | Received 10 Sep 1976, Published online: 04 May 2012

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