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Patterns in alpine seedling emergence and establishment across a stress gradient of mountain summits in south-eastern Australia

Susanna E. Venn Department of Botany, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia; New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Snowy Mountains Region, Jindabyne, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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John W. Morgan Department of Botany, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
Pages 5-16 | Received 09 Sep 2008, Accepted 14 Dec 2008, Published online: 12 Jun 2009

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