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Competitive Networks, Indirect Interactions, and Allelopathy: A Microbial Viewpoint on Plant Communities

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    Ragan M. Callaway

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Callaway, R.M., Howard, T.G. (2007). Competitive Networks, Indirect Interactions, and Allelopathy: A Microbial Viewpoint on Plant Communities. In: Esser, K., Löttge, U., Beyschlag, W., Murata, J. (eds) Progress in Botany. Progress in Botany, vol 68. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36832-8_14

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