The distance decay of similarity in ecological communities

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Ecography

• Publication date

  2007-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.0906-7590.2007.04817.X
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