Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 556
Issue: 7700
Pages: 231-234
Citations: 799
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                                    Manuel J. Steinbauer, 
                                
                                    John‐Arvid Grytnes, 
                                
                                    Gerald Jurasinski
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming. 
                            Nature
                            , 556
                            (7700)
                            , 231-234.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0005-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0005-6