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The role of railroads in the formation of synanthropic flora in the Middle Urals

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Consideration is given to the biological diversity and bioecological features of ruderal vegetation developing along railroads and to its role in the formation of synanthropic flora.

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Original Russian Text © A.S. Tret’yakova, 2010, published in Ekologiya, 2010, No. 2, pp. 102–107.

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Tret’yakova, A.S. The role of railroads in the formation of synanthropic flora in the Middle Urals. Russ J Ecol 41, 123–128 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413610020037

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