Introduction and overview

Phenological Research: Methods for Environmental and Climate Change Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-22

  Keatley, Marie R ^a   Hudson, Irene L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 77952592436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3335-2_1     Document Type: Editorial

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