Documenting plant species in a changing climate: A case study from arabia

Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 365-379

  Hall, M ^a   Miller, A G ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952598123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511974540.018     Document Type: Chapter

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