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International Journal of Forestry Research
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 413703, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/413703
Research Article
Carbon Flux of Down Woody Materials in Forests of the North Central United States
USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Received 9 June 2009; Revised 13 October 2009; Accepted 5 November 2009
Academic Editor: Hamish Kimmins
Copyright © 2010 C. W. Woodall. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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