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Mountain Birch Growth in Relation to Climate and Herbivores

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Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests

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  1. Department of Plant Ecology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Villavägen 14, 75236, Uppsala, Sweden

    P. S. Karlsson & C. Borg

  2. Department of Short Rotation Forestry, Agricultural University of Sweden, P.O. Box 7016, 75007, Uppsala, Sweden

    M. Weih

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    G. Heldmaier

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    R. B. Jackson

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    P. Staffan Karlsson

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Karlsson, P.S., Weih, M., Borg, C. (2005). Mountain Birch Growth in Relation to Climate and Herbivores. In: Caldwell, M.M., et al. Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26595-3_5

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