Woody plants in grasslands: post-encroachment stand dynamics.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Ecological Applications

• Publication date

  2008-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/07-1559.1PMID 18536253
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