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Title: Florida mangrove saltmarsh reference surface soils
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Site description. This data package consists of data obtained from sampling surface soil (the 0-7.6 cm depth profile) in black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) dominated forest and black needlerush (JuncusMore>>
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Environmental Data Initiative
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10384315
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1930451
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National Science Foundation
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