Chapter 2 The Central Yellowstone Landscape: Terrain, Geology, Climate, Vegetation

Terrestrial Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 17-35

  Newman, Wendi B ^a   Watson, Fred G R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55749091568     PISSN: 19367961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(08)00202-9     Document Type: Review

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