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Fynbos Proteaceae as model organisms for biodiversity research and conservation
Submitted: 09 October 2012 | Published: 02 November 2012
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Frank M. Schurr, Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, UMR-CNRS 5554, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, GermanyKaren J. Esler, Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, and Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Jasper A. Slingsby, South African Environmental Observation Network Fynbos Node, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Nicky Allsopp, South African Environmental Observation Network Fynbos Node, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
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