Functional traits of graminoids in semi-arid steppes: a test of grazing histories
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PETER B. ADLER*, DANIEL G. MILCHUNAS†, WILLIAM K. LAUENROTH*†, OSVALDO E. SALA‡ and INGRID C. BURKE*† *Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; †Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; and ‡Department de Ecología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenue. San Martín 4453, Buenos Aires C1417DSE, Argentina
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