Altitudinal zonation and diversity patterns in the forests of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 134-141

  Hemp, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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EID: 84933503185     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511778384.014     Document Type: Chapter

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