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James W. Bartolome, Michael C. Stroud, Harold F. Heady, Influence of Natural Mulch on Forage Production on Differing California Annual Range Sites, Journal of Range Management, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan., 1980), pp. 4-8
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