Conifer–Angiosperm Interactions: Physiological Ecology and Life History
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Conifer–Angiosperm Interactions: Physiological Ecology and Life History
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عنوان ژورنال: Smithsonian Contributions to Botany
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0081-024X
DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024x.95.157