Tropical grassy biomes: misunderstood, neglected, and under threat.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

• Publication date

  2014-04-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.tree.2014.02.004PMID 24629721
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