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Altitudinal variation in leaf mass per unit area, leaf tissue density and foliar nitrogen and phosphorus content along an Amazon-Andes gradient in Peru

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Pages 243-254 | Received 17 Jul 2009, Accepted 30 Nov 2009, Published online: 21 Dec 2009

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