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Vegetation: Structure, Cover, and Biomass of Subarctic Tundra Wetlands Used as Summer Pastures

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Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe

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Kitti, H., Forbes, B.C. (2006). Vegetation: Structure, Cover, and Biomass of Subarctic Tundra Wetlands Used as Summer Pastures. In: Forbes, B.C., et al. Reindeer Management in Northernmost Europe. Ecological Studies, vol 184. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31392-3_10

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