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Organization of complexity in water limited ecohydrology
Article first published online: 25 MAR 2011
DOI: 10.1002/eco.217
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Ecohydrology
Special Issue: Ecohydrologic Connections and Complexities in Drylands: New Perspectives for Understanding Transformative Landscape Change
Volume 5, Issue 2, pages 184–199, March 2012
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Jenerette, G. D., Barron-Gafford, G. A., Guswa, A. J., McDonnell, J. J. and Villegas, J. C. (2012), Organization of complexity in water limited ecohydrology. Ecohydrol., 5: 184–199. doi: 10.1002/eco.217
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- Issue published online: 2 APR 2012
- Article first published online: 25 MAR 2011
- Manuscript Accepted: 22 FEB 2011
- Manuscript Received: 27 OCT 2010
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