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Original Articles

Global model estimates of carbon and nitrogen storage in litter and soil pools: response to changes in vegetation quality and biomass allocation

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Pages 1-17 | Received 19 Jul 1995, Accepted 16 Jul 1996, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

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