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- 2002
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- Volume
- 415
- Issue
- 6870
- Pages
- 426-429
- Citations
- 835
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Bradley J. Cardinale,
Margaret A. Palmer,
Scott L. Collins
(2002).
Species diversity enhances ecosystem functioning through interspecific facilitation.
Nature
, 415
(6870)
, 426-429.
https://doi.org/10.1038/415426a
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- 10.1038/415426a