Long‐term vegetation changes of treeless heath communities in northern Fennoscandia: Links to climate change trends and reindeer grazing

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Journal of Vegetation Science

• Publication date

  2018-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/jvs.12630
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