Revisiting the Chimborazo Volcano — Cradle of Plant Geography

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Revisiting the Chimborazo Volcano — Cradle of Plant Geography. / Morueta-Holme, Naia.

Alexander von Humboldt: Multiperspective Approaches. ed. / Gregor C. Falk; Manfred R. Strecker; Simon Schneider. Springer, 2022. p. 99-113.

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Harvard

Morueta-Holme, N 2022, Revisiting the Chimborazo Volcano — Cradle of Plant Geography. in GC Falk, MR Strecker & S Schneider (eds), Alexander von Humboldt: Multiperspective Approaches. Springer, pp. 99-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94008-9_4

APA

Morueta-Holme, N. (2022). Revisiting the Chimborazo Volcano — Cradle of Plant Geography. In G. C. Falk, M. R. Strecker, & S. Schneider (Eds.), Alexander von Humboldt: Multiperspective Approaches (pp. 99-113). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94008-9_4

Vancouver

Morueta-Holme N. Revisiting the Chimborazo Volcano — Cradle of Plant Geography. In Falk GC, Strecker MR, Schneider S, editors, Alexander von Humboldt: Multiperspective Approaches. Springer. 2022. p. 99-113 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94008-9_4

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Morueta-Holme, Naia. / Revisiting the Chimborazo Volcano — Cradle of Plant Geography. Alexander von Humboldt: Multiperspective Approaches. editor / Gregor C. Falk ; Manfred R. Strecker ; Simon Schneider. Springer, 2022. pp. 99-113

Bibtex

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