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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Modeling stem volume growth of Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia Kom.) in Qilian Mountains of Northwest China

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Pages 449-457 | Received 06 Mar 2014, Accepted 31 Dec 2014, Published online: 30 Jan 2015

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