Riparian zones increase regional richness by supporting different, not more, species: Reply

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2128-2131

  Sabo, John L ^a   Soykan, Candan U ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747044136     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2128:RZIRRB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Note

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