Success of re-introduced Sphagnum in a cut-away peatland

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-250

  Tuittila, Eeva Stiina ^a   Vasander, Harri ^a   Laine, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0141889732     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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