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Long-term dynamics in arid and semiarid ecosystems – synthesis of a workshop

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    Present address: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Maulbeerallee 2, D-14469, Potsdam, Germany

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Wiegand, T., Jeltsch, F. Long-term dynamics in arid and semiarid ecosystems – synthesis of a workshop. Plant Ecology 150, 3–6 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026552305348

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