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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2229-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-2229-2013
Research article
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05 Apr 2013
Research article |  | 05 Apr 2013

The relationships between termite mound CH4/CO2 emissions and internal concentration ratios are species specific

H. Jamali, S. J. Livesley, L. B. Hutley, B. Fest, and S. K. Arndt

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