Understory plant species composition 30–50 years after clearcutting in southeastern Wyoming coniferous forests
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عنوان ژورنال: Forest Ecology and Management
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0378-1127
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1127(03)00224-x