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Biotic and Abiotic Effects of Remnant and Restoration Soils on the Performance of Tallgrass Prairie Species

Sandi Faber and John Markham
Ecological Restoration, June 2012, 30 (2) 106-115; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.30.2.106
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