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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by Fudan University 985 project (2012SHKXQN009),Fudan University New Faculty Fund, Shanghai Natural Science Foundation (11ZR1402900), and Chinese Natural Science Foundation (41201191).
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Yang, X., Fang, S., Lant, C.L. et al. Overfertilization in the Economically Developed and Ecologically Critical Lake Tai Region, China. Hum Ecol 40, 957–964 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-012-9523-2
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