Plant communities of western Amazonia

Botanical Review

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-291

  Myster, Randall W ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449529662     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12229-009-9032-1     Document Type: Article

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