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Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel

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Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel. / Westphal, Christina; von Oheimb, G; Meyer-Grünefeldt, M et al.
In: Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol. 57, No. 1-2, 01.12.2009, p. 13-23.

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Harvard

Westphal, C, von Oheimb, G, Meyer-Grünefeldt, M, Tremer, N, Haerdtle, W, Levanony, T, Dayan, T & Aßmann, T 2009, 'Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel', Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, vol. 57, no. 1-2, pp. 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1560/ijps.57.1-2.13

APA

Westphal, C., von Oheimb, G., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Tremer, N., Haerdtle, W., Levanony, T., Dayan, T., & Aßmann, T. (2009). Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, 57(1-2), 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1560/ijps.57.1-2.13

Vancouver

Westphal C, von Oheimb G, Meyer-Grünefeldt M, Tremer N, Haerdtle W, Levanony T et al. Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 2009 Dec 1;57(1-2):13-23. doi: 10.1560/ijps.57.1-2.13

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