Can antibrowsing defense regulate the spread of woody vegetation in arctic tundra?
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J. P. Bryant ([email protected]), F. S. Chapin III and K. Kielland, Inst. of Arctic Biology, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000, USA. – K. Joly, National Park Service, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network, 4175 Geist Road Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA. – D. L. DeAngelis, US Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center and Dept of Biology, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014