Tropical Forests

Published on: 2012-03-14
Page Count: 404 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Science
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Language: en
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ISBN-13: 9789535102557
ISBN-10: 9535102559
... (10):38-43. Nageswara Rao, M., Ravikanth, G., Ganeshaiah, K.N. & Uma Shaanker ... Volume 10: Allies of forest trees. Springer – Heidelberg, Berlin, New York, Tokyo ... Raven, P. (2000) Biodiversity: Extinction by numbers. Nature 403: 843-845 ...

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