The 10 Australian ecosystems most vulnerable to tipping points

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2011-05-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2011.01.016
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