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Vegetation change in variable rangeland environments: the relative contribution of drought and soil type in arid rangelands Cover

Vegetation change in variable rangeland environments: the relative contribution of drought and soil type in arid rangelands

Ekológia (Bratislava)
Volume 32 (2013): Issue 1 (March 2013)
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|Aug 2013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2013-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
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Language: English
Page range: 148 - 157
Published on: Aug 24, 2013
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
drought,
soil type,
management,
arid rangeland
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Chemistry, other,
Geosciences,
Geography,
Life sciences,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other

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