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Title: Dominant role of soil moisture in mediating carbon and water fluxes in dryland ecosystems
Award ID(s):
2044937 2325700 2003017
NSF-PAR ID:
10500468
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Nature Geoscience
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Nature Geoscience
Volume:
17
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1752-0894
Page Range / eLocation ID:
38 to 43
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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