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Are shrubs really a sign of declining ecosystem function? Disentangling the myths and truths of woody encroachment in Australia
David J. Eldridge A C and Santiago Soliveres B
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A NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
B Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland.
C Corresponding author. Email: d.eldridge@unsw.edu.au
Australian Journal of Botany 62(7) 594-608 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT14137
Submitted: 24 June 2014 Accepted: 21 November 2014 Published: 19 February 2015
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