Correction: Rainer et al. The Influence of Above-Ground Herbivory on the Response of Arctic Soil Methanotrophs to Increasing CH4 Concentrations and Temperatures. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 2080.
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SUBMITTER: Rainer EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8703451 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
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Correction: Rainer et al. The Influence of Above-Ground Herbivory on the Response of Arctic Soil Methanotrophs to Increasing CH<sub>4</sub> Concentrations and Temperatures. <i>Microorganisms</i> 2021, <i>9</i>, 2080.
Rainer Edda M EM Seppey Christophe V W CVW Hammer Caroline C Svenning Mette M MM Tveit Alexander T AT
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