Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests?

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Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests? / DellaSala, Dominick A.; Alaback, Paul; Spribille, Toby et al.
Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world: ecology and conservation. Hrsg. / Dominick A. DellaSala. Washington: Island Press, 2011. S. 1-41.

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in SammelwerkenForschungbegutachtet

Harvard

DellaSala, DA, Alaback, P, Spribille, T, von Wehrden, H & Nauman, RS 2011, Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests? in DA DellaSala (Hrsg.), Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world: ecology and conservation. Island Press, Washington, S. 1-41. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-008-8_1

APA

DellaSala, D. A., Alaback, P., Spribille, T., von Wehrden, H., & Nauman, R. S. (2011). Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests? In D. A. DellaSala (Hrsg.), Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world: ecology and conservation (S. 1-41). Island Press. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-008-8_1

Vancouver

DellaSala DA, Alaback P, Spribille T, von Wehrden H, Nauman RS. Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests? in DellaSala DA, Hrsg., Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world: ecology and conservation. Washington: Island Press. 2011. S. 1-41 doi: 10.5822/978-1-61091-008-8_1

Bibtex

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