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Invasive legumes fix N2 at high rates in riparian areas of an N-saturated, agricultural catchment

  1. D. C. Drake1,2,*

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01787.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 515–523, March 2011

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Drake, D. C. (2011), Invasive legumes fix N2 at high rates in riparian areas of an N-saturated, agricultural catchment. Journal of Ecology, 99: 515–523. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01787.x

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  1. 1

    National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Sciences, 10 Kyle St., Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand

  2. 2

    School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

* Correspondence author. E-mail: deanne.drake@wits.ac.za

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  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011
  3. Received 24 May 2010; accepted 3 December 2010 Handling Editor: Michael Hutchings
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