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Nature and Structure of the ClimaxAuthor(s): Frederic E. ClementsSource: The Journal of Ecology, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Feb., 1936), pp. 252-284Published by: British Ecological SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2256278Accessed: 02/10/2008 22:41
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