Nature or nurture: The ambiguity of C4 grasslands in Madagascar

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1741-1742

  Willis, K J ^a,b   Gillson, L ^c   Virah Sawmy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 51849109374     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01985.x     Document Type: Note

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