Micro-environment and plant assemblage structure on Virginia's Barrier Island "pimple" dunes

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 473-492

  McMillan, Brett A ^a   Day, Frank P ^b  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957573474     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/045.017.0308     Document Type: Article

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