Variation in seed dispersal along an elevational gradient in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Acta Oecologica-international Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  2008-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ACTAO.2008.05.002
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