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Gradients in Lake Effect Snowfall and Fire across Northern Lower Michigan Drive Patterns of Soil Development and Carbon Dynamics

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Pages 638-657 | Received 01 Mar 2017, Accepted 01 Jul 2017, Published online: 27 Nov 2017

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