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Plant Ecology & Diversity Volume 8, 2015 - Issue 5-6: Monographs in Long Term High Mountain Ecological Research - the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research Site, 1995-2015
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The ‘teflon basin’ myth: hydrology and hydrochemistry of a seasonally snow-covered catchment

Mark W. WilliamsInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA;Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Eran HoodEnvironmental Science and Geography Program, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK, USAView further author information
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Noah P. MolotchInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA;Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA;Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USAView further author information
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Nel CaineInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA;Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USAView further author information
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Rory CowieInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA;Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USAView further author information
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Fengjing LiuDepartment of Agriculture and Environmental Science and Cooperative Research Program, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO, USAView further author information
Pages 639-661 | Received 12 Oct 2015, Accepted 18 Nov 2015, Published online: 04 Mar 2016

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