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Secular changes in Costa Rican rainfall: correlation with elevation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Theodore H. Fleming
Theodore H. Fleming
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Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, USA
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Keywords

Costa Ricadeforestationrainfall
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 87 - 91
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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