Temperature and sheltering determine patterns of seedling establishment in an advancing subtropical treeline
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Chen, J-C. (corresponding author, [email protected] ), Greenwood , S. ([email protected] ), Chen, C-T. ([email protected]), Jump, A.S. ([email protected]) Department of Forestry, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, 1 Hseuh Fu Road, Nei Pu Hsiang, Pingtung 912, Taiwan; Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK Abstract
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تاریخ انتشار 2015