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CHAPTER NINE - Grassland invasion in a changing climate

from Part II - Species traits, functional groups, and evolutionary change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2019

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Jane A. Catford  and
Lizzie P. Jones
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David J. Gibson  and
Jonathan A. Newman
David J. Gibson
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Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Jonathan A. Newman
Affiliation:
University of Guelph, Ontario
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Grasslands and Climate Change , pp. 149 - 171
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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