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Flindt, M.R., Lillebø, A.I. (2005). Determination of Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Leaf Litter. In: Graça, M.A., Bärlocher, F., Gessner, M.O. (eds) Methods to Study Litter Decomposition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3466-0_8
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