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Recent Megafires Provide a Tipping Point for Desertification of Conifer Ecosystems 最近的特大火灾为针叶树生态系统的荒漠化提供了一个临界点

Conifers - Recent Advances [Working Title] Pub Date : 2022-01-07 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.101595

Daniel G. Neary

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Conifers: Species Diversity and Improvement Status in Kenya 肯尼亚针叶树的物种多样性及改良状况

Conifers - Recent Advances [Working Title] Pub Date : 2021-12-13 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.101111

Joram M. E. Mbinga, Stephen F. Omondi, Alice A. Onyango

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Research Progress on Iron-Heart Cunninghamia lanceolate 铁心杉木披针形的研究进展

Conifers - Recent Advances [Working Title] Pub Date : 2021-12-08 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.101286

Ninghua Zhu, Xiaowei Yang, Zhiqiang Han, Xia Can

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