Geology, climate and vegetation of the Sierra Nevada and the mixed-conifer zone: An introduction to the ecosystem

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 2, Issue C, 2003, Pages 1-31

  Minnich, Richard A ^a   Padgett, Pamela E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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EID: 77956719817     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-8177(02)02001-6     Document Type: Review

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