What if publication bias is the rule and net carbon loss from priming the exception?

Michel, Jennifer; Brostaux, Yves; Longdoz, Bernard; Vanderschuren, Hervé; Delaplace, Pierre

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What if publication bias is the rule and net carbon loss from priming the exception?

Jennifer Michel, Yves Brostaux, Bernard Longdoz, Hervé Vanderschuren, and Pierre Delaplace

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