High plant species richness indicates management-related disturbances rather than the conservation status of forests

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  2013

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  Basic and Applied Ecology

• Publication date

  2013-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BAAE.2013.06.001
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