The epiphyte communities of a montane rain forest in the Andes of Venezuela: patterns in the distribution of the flora

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Journal of Tropical Ecology

• Publication date

  2004-10-14

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1017/S0266467404001671
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