Big game or big loss? High deer densities are threatening woody plant diversity and vegetation dynamics

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Biodiversity and Conservation

• Publication date

  2014-03-08

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10531-014-0666-x
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