How fundamental plant functional trait relationships scale‐up to trade‐offs and synergies in ecosystem services

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  2012

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  Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  2012-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01914.x
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