Across-scale temperature modelling using a simple approach for the characterization of high mountain ecosystem complexity

Erdkunde

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 331-348

  Löffler, Jörg ^a   Pape, Roland ^a  

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BIOGEOGRAPHY; MODELING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 11244255104     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2004.04.04     Document Type: Article

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