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Gradients in the diversity of plants and large herbivores revealed with DNA barcoding in a semi arid African savanna
DNA barcode data hosted in the Data Portal of the Barcode of Life Data Systems. Records consist of specimen metadata, specimen images, and sequence data.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1930820
- PAR ID:
- 10318334
- Publisher / Repository:
- Barcode of Life Data Systems
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- Edition / Version:
- 1.0
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Life sciences biology
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- Medium: X Other: txt/xml/html/tsv/image
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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