Which plant traits respond to aridity? A critical step to assess functional diversity in Mediterranean drylands

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

• Publication date

  2017-05-28

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.AGRFORMET.2017.03.007
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