The effects of foundation species on community assembly: a global study on alpine cushion plant communities.

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Ecology

• Publication date

  2015-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/14-2443.1PMID 26405732
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