The relationship between diversity and productivity in plant communities: Facts and artefacts

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-96

  Maranon T ^a   Garcia L V ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 1842414239     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960630     Document Type: Review

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