Snowmelt Timing Regulates Community Composition, Phenology, and Physiological Performance of Alpine Plants

Winkler, Daniel E.; Butz, Ramona J.; Germino, Matthew J.; Reinhardt, Keith; Kueppers, Lara M.

doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.01140

Snowmelt Timing Regulates Community Composition, Phenology, and Physiological Performance of Alpine Plants

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01140· OSTI ID:1462281

Winkler, Daniel E.; Butz, Ramona J.; Germino, Matthew J.; Reinhardt, Keith; Kueppers, Lara M.

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