Homogenization of plant diversity, composition, and structure in North American urban yards

National Science Foundation MacroSystems Biology Program in the Emerging Frontiers Division of the Biological Sciences Directorate and Long Term Ecological Research Program

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  2018

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  Ecosphere

• Publication date

  2018-02-01

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  DOI 10.1002/ECS2.2105
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