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The climatic significance of δ13C in subalpine spruces (Lötschental, Swiss Alps)

A case study with respect to altitude, exposure and soil moisture

Kerstin TreydteInstitute of Geography, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 166, D-53115 Bonn, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gerhard H. SchleserInstitute for Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere, Research Centre Juelich (FZJ), Leo-Brandt-Strasse, D-52425 Juelich, Germany;
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Fritz H. SchweingruberSwiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland;
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Matthias WinigerInstitute of Geography, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 166, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
Pages 593-611 | Received 15 Jan 2001, Accepted 01 Jun 2001, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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