Biodiversity gradients in the Alps: the overriding importance of elevation

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Biodiversity and Conservation

• Publication date

  2007-08-14

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10531-006-9113-y
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