Physiological variation in Hawaiian metrosideros polymorpha across a range of habitats: From dry forests to cloud forests

Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 456-464

  Santiago, L S ^a   Jones, T J ^b   Goldstein, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

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EID: 84933564480     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511778384.050     Document Type: Chapter

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