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Ecological processes and vegetation of the maritime strand in the Southeastern United States

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Oosting, H.J. Ecological processes and vegetation of the maritime strand in the Southeastern United States. Bot. Rev 20, 226–262 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872371

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