Forest disturbance accelerates thermophilization of understory plant communities

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  2015-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/1365-2745.12426
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