Nodes in the alpine connectome. Exploring the linkages between riparian ecosystem and geo-climatic elements across the mountain environment
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a Biosphere-2, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. b Ecology and Animal Biology Department, University of Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain c School of Natural and Built Environments, Kingston University London, U.K. d Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania e Formerly at Birmingham University Botanic Gardens, Birmingham, U.K. Passed away in April 2006 in Birmingham, U.K.
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