Legacy Effects of Climate Extremes in Alpine Grassland
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Recent climate extremes alter alpine lake ecosystems.
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Plant Science
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1664-462X
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01586