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Michelle R. Leishman, Mark Westoby, The Role of Seed Size in Seedling Establishment in Dry Soil Conditions -- Experimental Evidence from Semi-Arid Species, Journal of Ecology, Vol. 82, No. 2 (Jun., 1994), pp. 249-258
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