Relationships between biomass and plant species richness in arid-zone grazing lands

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Journal of Applied Ecology

• Publication date

  2001-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1046/J.1365-2664.2001.00638.X
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