IANIGLA   20881
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Edge dynamics in Nothofagus pumilio forests of southern Patagonia as a result of disturbance interactions
Autor/es:
MARCOS RADINS; MARIANO M. AMOROSO; RICARDO VILLALBA; MILAGROS RODRIGUEZ CATÓN
Lugar:
San Rafael - Mendoza
Reunión:
Encuentro; IAI CRN-CRA2047 Documenting, understanding and projecting changes in the hydrological cycle in the American Cordillera - Final Science Meeting; 2014
Institución organizadora:
IAI
Resumen:
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