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Influences of leaf toughness and nitrogen content on in‐stream processing and nutrient uptake by litter in a Waikato, New Zealand, pasture stream and streamside channels

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Pages 253-271 | Received 26 May 1999, Accepted 01 Nov 1999, Published online: 29 Mar 2010

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