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Recruitment of Dry Forest Tree Species in Central Brazil Pastures

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Scariot, A., Vieira, D.L., Sampaio, A.B., Guarino, E., Sevilha, A. (2008). Recruitment of Dry Forest Tree Species in Central Brazil Pastures. In: Post-Agricultural Succession in the Neotropics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33642-8_11

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