Structure and function of desert ecosystems

Israel Journal of Botany

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 1-19

  Noy Meir, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0002609081     PISSN: 0021213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0021213X.1979.10676851     Document Type: Article

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