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Are Namibian “Fairy Circles” the Consequence of Self-Organizing Spatial Vegetation Patterning?
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Additional file 1 of The allelopathic, adhesive, hydrophobic and toxic latex of Euphorbia species is the cause of fairy circles investigated at several locations in Namibia
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Additional file 1 of Revisiting Theron’s hypothesis on the origin of fairy circles after four decades: Euphorbias are not the cause
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