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Environmental Sciences

Foliar Nitrogen Responses to the Environmental Gradient Matrix of the Adirondack Park, New York

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Pages 1-16 | Received 01 Dec 2009, Accepted 01 Dec 2010, Published online: 09 Aug 2011

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