The Nested Assembly of Plant Facilitation Networks Prevents Species Extinctions

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  2008-10-23

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/593003PMID 18947318
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