Biomass and productivity of fine and coarse roots in five tropical mountain forests stands along an altitudinal transect in southern Ecuador

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Plant Ecology & Diversity

• Publication date

  2010-08-27

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/17550874.2010.517788
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