LANDIS PRO: a landscape model that predicts forest composition and structure changes at regional scales
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چکیده
W. J. Wang, H. S. He ([email protected]) and J. S. Fraser, School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Missouri, 203 ABNR Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. – F. R. Thompson III and S. R. Shifley, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 202 ABNR Bldg, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. – M. A. Spetich, Arkansas Forestry Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, PO Box 1270, Hot Spring, AR 71902, USA.
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