Effect of Sphagnum Harvesting on Invertebrate Species Diversity and Community Size

ISBN-10
0478014864
ISBN-13
9780478014860
Category
Invertebrates
Pages
16
Language
English
Published
1993
Authors
Michael J. Winterbourn, New Zealand. Department of Conservation, Mark David Sanders

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