Transformation of shrublands to forests: The role of woody species as ecosystem engineers and landscape modulators

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  2016

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  Forest Ecology and Management

• Publication date

  2016-02-01

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.FORECO.2015.11.021
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