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A preliminary study of micro-spatial heterogeneity in the light spectral environment of seeds and seedlings in a grassland

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  1. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 305, Tsukuba, Japan

    Izumi Washitani

  2. The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 351-01, Wako-shi, Japan

    Motoaki Kishino

  3. National Institute for Environmental Studies, 305, Tsukuba, Japan

    Akio Takenaka

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Washitani, I., Kishino, M. & Takenaka, A. A preliminary study of micro-spatial heterogeneity in the light spectral environment of seeds and seedlings in a grassland. Ecol. Res. 4, 399–404 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02348458

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