Ecophysiological properties of three biological soil crust types and their photoautotrophs from the Succulent Karoo, South Africa
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عنوان ژورنال: Plant and Soil
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0032-079X,1573-5036
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-018-3635-4