Assessing occurrence, specificity, and mechanisms of plant facilitation in terrestrial ecosystems

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Plant Ecology

• Publication date

  2011-07-13

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s11258-011-9948-5
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