Rooting depths, lateral root spreads and below‐ground/above‐ground allometries of plants in water‐limited ecosystems

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  2002

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  Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  2002-06-01

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00682.x
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