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Island biogeography is not a single-variable discipline: the small island effect debate
Article first published online: 17 AUG 2011
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00812.x
© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Triantis, K. A. and Sfenthourakis, S. (2012), Island biogeography is not a single-variable discipline: the small island effect debate. Diversity and Distributions, 18: 92–96. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00812.x
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- Issue published online: 6 DEC 2011
- Article first published online: 17 AUG 2011
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