Transpiration and microclimate of a tropical montane rain forest, southern Ecuador

Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 447-455

  Motzer, T ^a   Munz, N ^b   Anhuf, D ^c   Kuppers M ^d  

^a Department of Physical Geography University of Mannheim ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 84890061199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511778384.049     Document Type: Chapter

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