Acorn Dispersal of California Black Oak after a Stand-Replacing Fire
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MECHANISMS OF OAK DISPERSAL Acorn Characteristics and Oak Dispersal
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عنوان ژورنال: Fire Ecology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1933-9747
DOI: 10.4996/fireecology.0603136