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M Holmstrup1, M Bayley, H Sjursen

  • 1Department of Terrestrial Ecology, National Environmental Research Institute, Vejls vej 25, P. O. Box 314, DK-8600 Silkeborg, Denmark. mho@dmu.dk

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