Leaf size, specific leaf area and microhabitat distribution of chaparral woody plants: contrasting patterns in species level and community level analyses

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Oecologia

• Publication date

  2002-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s004420100805PMID 28547053
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