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Theresa A. Theodose, William D. Bowman, The Influence of Interspecific Competition on the Distribution of an Alpine Graminoid: Evidence for the Importance of Plant Competition in an Extreme Environment, Oikos, Vol. 79, No. 1 (May, 1997), pp. 101-114
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