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Jelle G. van Minnen, Kees Klein Goldewijk, Rik Leemans, The Importance of Feedback Processes and Vegetation Transition in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle, Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 22, No. 4/5, Terrestrial Ecosystem Interactions with Global Change, Volume 2 (Jul. - Sep., 1995), pp. 805-814
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