Effects of Sagebrush Restoration and Conifer Encroachment on Small Mammal Diversity in Sagebrush Ecosystem
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عنوان ژورنال: Rangeland Ecology & Management
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1550-7424
DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2018.08.004