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Effects of water level alteration on carbon cycling in peatlands

Yehui Zhonga Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, PR China;b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China;c Jilin Provincial Joint Key Laboratory of Changbai Mountain Wetland and Ecology, Changchun, Jilin, PR ChinaView further author information
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Ming Jianga Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, PR China;c Jilin Provincial Joint Key Laboratory of Changbai Mountain Wetland and Ecology, Changchun, Jilin, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Beth A. Middletond U.S. Geological Survey, Wetlands and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USAView further author information
Article: 1806113 | Received 18 Jul 2019, Accepted 27 Jul 2020, Published online: 08 Sep 2020

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