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- Publisher : Springer; 2006th edition (March 20, 2006)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 435 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0387948449
- ISBN-13 : 978-0387948447
- Item Weight : 1.81 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.14 x 1 x 9.21 inches
Lamto: Structure, Functioning, and Dynamics of a Savanna Ecosystem (Ecological Studies, 179)
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2006th Edition
by Luc Abbadie (Editor), Jaques Gignoux (Editor), Xavier Roux (Editor), Michel Lepage (Editor)
Synthesizing 40 years of ongoing ecological research, this book examines the structure, function, and dynamics of the Lamto humid savanna. From the history of the Lamto ecology station, to an overview of enivronmental conditions of the site, and examining the integrative view of energy and nutrient fluxes relative to the dynamics of the region’s vegetation, this exacting work is as unique and treasured as Lamto itself.
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