Effects of elevation and land use on the biomass of trees, shrubs and herbs at Mount Kilimanjaro

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Ecosphere

• Publication date

  2015-03-01

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/ES14-00492.1
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