Indicator species and functional groups as predictors of proximity to ecological thresholds in Mongolian rangelands

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Plant Ecology

• Publication date

  2011-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s11258-010-9825-7
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