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Edelweiss, edelweiss – climate change affects mountain vegetation throughout Europe

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Posted in Bits of Biodiversity, Bits of Climate, Bits of Ecology | Tagged albedo, climate change, climate warming, ecosystems, Europe, mountains, Nature Climate Change, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Vienna, vegetation

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