Stable isotope composition of water in desert plants
โ Scribed by J. R. Gat; D. Yakir; G. Goodfriend; P. Fritz; P. Trimborn; J. Lipp; I. Gev; E. Adar; Y. Waisel
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 367 KB
- Volume
- 298
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0032-079X
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