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Distribution data of the mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls along summer drought and winter cold stress gradients in Greece (Mitrakos 1980), do not support current views (Dunn et al. 1976) concerning their convergent evolution under Mediterranean climatic conditions.
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Mitrakos, K. (1981). Temperature Germination Responses in Three Mediterranean Evergreen Sclerophylls. In: Margaris, N.S., Mooney, H.A. (eds) Components of productivity of Mediterranean-climate regions Basic and applied aspects. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8683-1_35
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