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A Test of Treeline Theory on a Montane Permafrost Island

Christian Körner Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, CH-4056 Basel, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Günter Hoch Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Pages 113-119 | Received 01 Mar 2005, Published online: 28 Jan 2018

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