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Dune plant species diversity and function in two barrier island biogeomorphic systems J. Anthony Stallins OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 196
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The effects of small-scale environmental heterogeneity on seed germination in experimental treefall gaps in New Zealand Kate G. McAlpineDonald R. Drake OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 215
An index of divergence from species to life-form diversity based on the notion of intrinsic diversity ordering Carlo RicottaGiancarlo AvenaAlessandro Chiarucci OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 222
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