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Haifang Li1, Shenglei Fu, Hongting Zhao

  • 1Institute of Ecology, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China. lihaifang@scib.ac.cn

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)
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