Montane cloud forests on remote islands of oceania: The example of french polynesia (south pacific ocean)

Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 121-129

  Meyer, J Y ^a  

^a Délégation à la Recherche Gouvernement de Polynésie Française   (French Polynesia)

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EID: 84933533958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511778384.012     Document Type: Chapter

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