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Oak Forests of the Hyper-Humid Region of La Chinantla, Northern Oaxaca Range, Mexico

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Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests

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Meave, J.A., Rincón, A., Romero-Romero, M.A. (2006). Oak Forests of the Hyper-Humid Region of La Chinantla, Northern Oaxaca Range, Mexico. In: Kappelle, M. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Oak Forests. Ecological Studies, vol 185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28909-7_9

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