A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances

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A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances. / Mouillot, David; Graham, Nicholas A. J.; Villeger, Sebastien et al.
In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 28, No. 3, 03.2013, p. 167-177.

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Mouillot, D, Graham, NAJ, Villeger, S, Mason, NWH & Bellwood, DR 2013, 'A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.004

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Mouillot, D., Graham, N. A. J., Villeger, S., Mason, N. W. H., & Bellwood, D. R. (2013). A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28(3), 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.004

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Mouillot D, Graham NAJ, Villeger S, Mason NWH, Bellwood DR. A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2013 Mar;28(3):167-177. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.004

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Mouillot, David ; Graham, Nicholas A. J. ; Villeger, Sebastien et al. / A functional approach reveals community responses to disturbances. In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 2013 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 167-177.

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