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sCASE: A primary productivity monitoring system for the forests of North Pindus National Park (Epirus, Greece)

Stavros StagakisUniversity of Ioannina, Department of Biological Applications and Technology, Laboratory of Botany, GR-451 10, Ioannina, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nikos MarkosUniversity of Ioannina, Department of Biological Applications and Technology, Laboratory of Botany, GR-451 10, Ioannina, Greece
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Theofilos VanikiotisUniversity of Ioannina, Department of Biological Applications and Technology, Laboratory of Botany, GR-451 10, Ioannina, Greece
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Angelos TzotsosNational Technical University of Athens, Department of Topography, Remote Sensing Laboratory, Iroon Polytechneiou 9, GR-157 80, Zografou, Athens, Greece
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Olga SykiotiInstitute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, Metaxa and Vas. Pavlou str., GR-152 36, Penteli, Athens, Greece
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Aris KyparissisUniversity of Ioannina, Department of Biological Applications and Technology, Laboratory of Botany, GR-451 10, Ioannina, Greece
Pages 223-243 | Received 22 Dec 2014, Accepted 15 Apr 2015, Published online: 17 Feb 2017

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