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Title: Impact of Drought on Desert Shrubs: Effects of Seasonality and Degree of Resource Island Development.

Authors: Reynolds, J. F., R. A. Virginia, P. R. Kemp, A. G. De Soyza, and D. C. Tremmel.

Citation: Reynolds, J. F., R. A. Virginia, P. R. Kemp, A. G. De Soyza, and D. C. Tremmel. 1999. Impact of Drought on Desert Shrubs: Effects of Seasonality and Degree of Resource Island Development. Ecological Monographs 69, no. 1: 69-106.

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