Dominant species, rather than diversity, regulates temporal stability of plant communities

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Oecologia

• Publication date

  2011-01-29

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s00442-011-1916-1PMID 21279386
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