Estimating species richness: Still a long way off!

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1003-1005

  Chiarucci, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

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EID: 84869030331     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12003     Document Type: Note

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