Positive linear relationship between productivity and diversity: evidence from the Eurasian Steppe

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Applied Ecology

• Publication date

  2007-10-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1365-2664.2007.01351.X
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