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Pouyat, R.V., Pataki, D.E., Belt, K.T., Groffman, P.M., Hom, J., Band, L.E. (2007). Effects of Urban Land-Use Change on Biogeochemical Cycles. In: Canadell, J.G., Pataki, D.E., Pitelka, L.F. (eds) Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World. Global Change — The IGBP Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32730-1_5
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