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Decoding the secret of species coexistence: a perspective from soil fungi

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  1. Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China

    Lan Liu & Jian Zhang

  2. Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Lan Liu & Jian Zhang

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Liu, L., Zhang, J. Decoding the secret of species coexistence: a perspective from soil fungi. Sci. China Life Sci. 63, 169–170 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-019-1591-8

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