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Structural and Floristic Diversity of Shrub-lands and Woodlands in Northern Israel and Other Mediterranean Areas Vegetation 4: 171–190

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Naveh, Z., Whittaker, R. (2007). Structural and Floristic Diversity of Shrub-lands and Woodlands in Northern Israel and Other Mediterranean Areas Vegetation 4: 171–190. In: Transdisciplinary Challenges in Landscape Ecology and Restoration Ecology. Landscape Series, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4422-4_2

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