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Comparative Seed Heat Tolerances Among Native and Non-indigenous Invasive Grassland Species

Erin Ruckman, Thomas Robinson, Kelly G. Lyons and Susan Schwinning
Ecological Restoration, June 2012, 30 (2) 136-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.30.2.136
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