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Resilience in mediterranean-type ecosystems

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Grubb, P.J., Hopkins, A.J.M. (1986). Resilience at the level of the plant community. In: Dell, B., Hopkins, A.J.M., Lamont, B.B. (eds) Resilience in mediterranean-type ecosystems. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4822-8_3

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