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Abrupt ombrotrophication of a boreal aapa mire triggered by hydrological disturbance in the catchment

  1. Teemu Tahvanainen*

Article first published online: 7 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01778.x

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Journal of Ecology

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 404–415, March 2011

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Tahvanainen, T. (2011), Abrupt ombrotrophication of a boreal aapa mire triggered by hydrological disturbance in the catchment. Journal of Ecology, 99: 404–415. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01778.x

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* Correspondence author. E-mail: teemu.tahvanainen@uef.fi

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  1. Issue published online: 15 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 7 JAN 2011
  3. Received 6 October 2010; accepted 23 November 2010 Handling Editor: John Lee

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