Diversity, stability and conservation of mediterranean-type ecosystems in a changing world: An introduction

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-2

  Lavorel, Sandra ^a   Richardson, D M ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0032807841     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.1999.00040.x     Document Type: Editorial

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