The Structure, Distribution, and Biomass of the World's Forests

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

• Publication date

  2013-11-25

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1146/ANNUREV-ECOLSYS-110512-135914
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