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CHAPTER NINETEEN - Grasslands in the Anthropocene: research and conservation needs

from Part III - Dealing with climate change effects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2019

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David J. Gibson  and
Jonathan A. Newman
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David J. Gibson  and
Jonathan A. Newman
David J. Gibson
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Jonathan A. Newman
Affiliation:
University of Guelph, Ontario
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Grasslands and Climate Change , pp. 323 - 339
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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