Altitudinal variation in the photosynthetic characteristics of snow gum, Eucalyptus pauciflora sieb. ex spreng. I. Seasonal changes under field conditions in the snowy mountains area of South-Eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 1-20

  Slayter, R O ^a   Morrow, P A ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84971020161     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT9770001     Document Type: Article

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