Impact of Grazing and Desertification in the Chihuahuan Desert: Plant Communities, Granivores and Granivory
โ Scribed by KERLEY, GRAHAM I. H.; WHITFORD, WALTER G.
- Book ID
- 120397507
- Publisher
- Bioone
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 144
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-0031
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