Tree-grass interactions in Savannas: Paradigms, contradictions, and conceptual models

Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 39-53

  Hanan, Niall P ^a   Lehmann, Caroline E R ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84983002839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b10275     Document Type: Chapter

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