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Surface areas of altitudinal zones on sub-Antarctic Marion Island

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  1. Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa

    K. I. Meiklejohn

  2. Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa

    V. R. Smith

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Meiklejohn, K.I., Smith, V.R. Surface areas of altitudinal zones on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Polar Biol 31, 259–261 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-007-0389-5

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