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Acid rain in an Amazon rainforest

Bruce HainesDepartment of Botany, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia30602USA.
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Carl JordanInstitute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia30602USA.
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Howard ClarkInstitute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia30602USA.
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Kathleen E. ClarkInstitute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia30602USA.
Pages 77-80 | Received 16 Nov 1981, Accepted 25 Mar 1982, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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