Differential facilitation by a nitrogen-fixing shrub during primary succession influences relative performance of canopy tree species
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Regime Shift by an Exotic Nitrogen-Fixing Shrub Mediates Plant Facilitation in Primary Succession
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ecology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-0477
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-0477.2001.00604.x