Grazing response patterns indicate isolation of semi-natural European grasslands
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L. Weiss ([email protected]), H. Pfestorf, F. May, K. K ö rner, M. Fischer, J. M ü ller and F. Jeltsch, Inst. of Biochemistry and Biology, Univ. of Potsdam, Maulbeerallee 2, DE-14469 Potsdam, Germany. LW and FJ also at: Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, ZALF, Eberswalder Str. 84, DE-15374 M ü ncheberg, Germany. FM also at: Dept of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, DE-04318 Leipzig, Germany. – S. Boch, D. Prati, S. A. Socher and MF, Inst. of Plant Sciences, Univ. of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH-3013 Bern, Switzerland.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014