Grazing Intensity Effects on Litter Decomposition and Soil Nitrogen Mineralization
Journal of Range ManagementPublished 1 November 1994
Ahmed R. Shariff, Mario E. Biondini, Carolyn E. Grygiel
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Ahmed R. Shariff, Mario E. Biondini, Carolyn E. Grygiel, Grazing Intensity Effects on Litter Decomposition and Soil Nitrogen Mineralization, Journal of Range Management, Vol. 47, No. 6 (Nov., 1994), pp. 444-449
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