Satellite Evidence of Decreasing Resilience in Mediterranean Plant Communities after Recurrent Wildfires
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MEDITERRANEAN PLANT COMMUNITIES AFTER RECURRENT WILDFIRES Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, Francisco Lloret, Xavier Pons and Jaume Terradas 1 CREAF. Fac. Ciencias. Bellaterra. 08193. Barcelona. SPAIN. Telephone list: 34 3 581-1877, -2700, -2666, -2850. Fax: 34-3-5811312, E-mail list: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. 2 Departament de Geografia. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Bellaterra, 08193. Barcelona. Spain. Telephone: 34 3 581-3067, -1891
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