Plant Functional Group Diversity as a Mechanism for Invasion Resistance
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عنوان ژورنال: Restoration Ecology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1061-2971,1526-100X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2005.00056.x