Biomass-dominant species shape the productivity-diversity relationship in two temperate forests
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Forest Science
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1286-4560,1297-966X
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-018-0780-0