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      <para>Identification, number and dry weight of invertebrates recovered from each litterbag.</para>
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    <keyword>biomass</keyword>
    <keyword>disturbance</keyword>
    <keyword>animal diversity</keyword>
    <keyword>canopy trimming experiment (CTE)</keyword>
    <keyword>LUQ</keyword>
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        <literalLayout>Copyright 2001 Long Term Ecological Research Network - 
 
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreements 
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