Dracula or robin hood? A functional role for root hemiparasites in nutrient poor ecosystems

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 609-611

  Press, Malcolm C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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DRACULA;

EID: 0031821327     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546383     Document Type: Review

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