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Fractal dimension of vegetation and the distribution of arthropod body lengths
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Metadata
- Authors
- Morse, D. R., Lawton, J. H., Dodson, M. M., & Williamson, M. H.
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 1985-04
- Volume
- 314
- Issue
- 6013
- Pages
- 731-733
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2068681508
- Cited by
- 508
- References
- 11
- FWCI
- 9.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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