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Quantifying the Vegetation Health Based on the Resilience in an Arid System Cover

Quantifying the Vegetation Health Based on the Resilience in an Arid System

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|Mar 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2018-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 32 - 41
Published on: Mar 20, 2018
Published by: Institute of Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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