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Sources:
https://www.biogeosciences.net/12/4261/2015/bg-12-4261-2015.pdf
https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/wea.3254
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0021979789902221
https://namyco.org/docs/MycophileMar-Apr2014.pdf
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