Topography and Vegetation as Predictors of Snow Water Equivalent across the Alpine Treeline Ecotone at Lee Ridge, Glacier National Park, Montana, U.S.A
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*School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, 430 E. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1115, U.S.A. Corresponding author present address: Institute for Fisheries Research, University of Michigan, 212 Museums Annex Bldg., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1084, U.S.A. [email protected] School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, 430 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1115, U.S.A. [email protected] U.S. Geological Survey Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Glacier National Park, West Glacier, Montana 59936, U.S.A. [email protected] Abstract
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