Examination of interaction effects of multiple disturbances on an arid plant community

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-490

  Valone, Thomas J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642579551     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0481:EOIEOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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