Seed size, shape and persistence in dry Mediterranean grass and scrublands

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Seed Science Research

• Publication date

  2003-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1079/SSR2002127
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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