The role of mosses in ecosystem succession and function in Alaska's boreal forest.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Canadian Journal of Forest Research

• Publication date

  2010-06-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1139/X10-072
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