The potential contribution of vegetation ecology to biodiversity research

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 465-484

  Austin, M P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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BIODIVERSITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VEGETATION;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0032821842     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb01276.x     Document Type: Article

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