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Climate change driving rapid vegetation shifts in Mongolian Plateau transition zone.

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Vegetation Greenness Variations and Response to Climate Change in the Arid and Semi-Arid Transition Zone of the Mongo-Lian Plateau during 1982–2015
Risu Na, Li Na, Haibo Du, Hong S. He, Shan Yin, Shengwei Zong, Lirong Huang, Yue Yang, Zhengfang Wu

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