The megabiota are disproportionately important for biosphere functioning

scientific article published on 04 February 2020

The megabiota are disproportionately important for biosphere functioning is …
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P819ADS bibcode2020NatCo..11..699E
P356DOI10.1038/S41467-020-14369-Y
P932PMC publication ID7000713
P698PubMed publication ID32019918

P50authorYadvinder MalhiQ30106732
Andrew J. AbrahamQ89531822
Christopher E. DoughtyQ30511995
Brian J. EnquistQ47172478
P2093author name stringMichael B J Harfoot
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P433issue1
P921main subjectbiosphereQ42762
P304page(s)699
P577publication date2020-02-04
P1433published inNature CommunicationsQ573880
P1476titleThe megabiota are disproportionately important for biosphere functioning
P478volume11

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