Differences in species composition and diversity among Mediterranean grasslands with different history - The case of California and Spain

Ecography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-106

  Leiva, M J ^a,b   Chapin III, F S ^a   Fernandez Ales, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SPAIN; USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030618985     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1997.tb00351.x     Document Type: Article

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