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Okeke, A.I., Omaliko, C.P.E. Nutrient accretion to the soil via litterfall and throughfall in Acioa barteri stands at Ozala, Nigeria. Agroforest Syst 16, 223–229 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00119319
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