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International Journal of Environmental Studies Volume 13, 1979 - Issue 2: Microcosmos-II
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Amoebal growth in soil microcosms: a model system of C, N, and P. Trophic dynamics

E. T. Elliott Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, U.S.A.
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C. V. Cole Phosphorus Laboratory, Agricultural Research, USDA, Fort Collins, CO, 80521, U.S.A.
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D. C. Coleman Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, U.S.A.
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R. V. Anderson Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, U.S.A.
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H. W. Hunt Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, U.S.A.
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J. F. McClellan Department of Zoology and Entomology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, U.S.A.
Pages 169-174 | Received 18 Feb 1978, Published online: 24 Feb 2007

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