A changing climate for grassland research

Michael W. Humphreys; Rattan S. Yadav; Andrew J. Cairns; Lesley B. Turner; Janet Humphreys; Leif Skøt

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01549.x

A changing climate for grassland research

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A changing climate for grassland research. / Humphreys, Michael W.; Yadav, Rattan S.; Cairns, Andrew J. et al.

In: New Phytologist, Vol. 169, No. 1, 01.01.2006, p. 9-26.

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Humphreys, MW , Yadav, RS, Cairns, AJ, Turner, LB, Humphreys, J & Skøt, L 2006, 'A changing climate for grassland research', New Phytologist, vol. 169, no. 1, pp. 9-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01549.x

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Humphreys, M. W., Yadav, R. S., Cairns, A. J., Turner, L. B., Humphreys, J., & Skøt, L. (2006). A changing climate for grassland research. New Phytologist, 169(1), 9-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01549.x

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Humphreys MW , Yadav RS, Cairns AJ, Turner LB, Humphreys J, Skøt L. A changing climate for grassland research. New Phytologist. 2006 Jan 1;169(1):9-26. Epub 2005 Sept 5. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01549.x

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Humphreys, Michael W. ; Yadav, Rattan S. ; Cairns, Andrew J. et al. / A changing climate for grassland research. In: New Phytologist. 2006 ; Vol. 169, No. 1. pp. 9-26.

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