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Individual species performance and response of multi-specific communities to elevated CO2: a review

  1. M.-L. Navas†

Article first published online: 28 MAR 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00260.x

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Functional Ecology

Functional Ecology

Volume 12, Issue 5, pages 721–727, October 1998

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Navas, M.-L. (1998), Individual species performance and response of multi-specific communities to elevated CO2: a review. Functional Ecology, 12: 721–727. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00260.x

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  1. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS-UPR 9056), Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France

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