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Essay on the Study of the Vegetation Process

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    Otto Wildi

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Wildi, O., Orlóci, L. (2007). Essay on the Study of the Vegetation Process. In: Kienast, F., Wildi, O., Ghosh, S. (eds) A Changing World. Landscape Series, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4436-6_13

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