Vascular epiphyte distribution patterns: explaining the mid-elevation richness peak
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ecology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0022-0477,1365-2745
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01052.x