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- ↑ Jason Fridley (2011), 2011 Alexander von Humboldt Medal J. Philip Grime (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2015-12-16
- ↑ Jason Fridley (2013), 2013 Alexander von Humboldt Medal David Tilman (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved 2015-12-16
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