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Díaz, S., Lavorel, S., Chapin, F.S., Tecco, P.A., Gurvich, D.E., Grigulis, K. (2007). Functional Diversity — at the Crossroads between Ecosystem Functioning and Environmental Filters. In: Canadell, J.G., Pataki, D.E., Pitelka, L.F. (eds) Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World. Global Change — The IGBP Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32730-1_7
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