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W. Armstrong, T. C. Booth, P. Priestley, D. J. Read, The Relationship Between Soil Aeration, Stability and Growth of Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) on Upland Peaty Gleys, Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Aug., 1976), pp. 585-591
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