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View Larger Image	Vegetation-Climate Interaction: How Vegetation Makes the Global Environment (Springer Praxis Books / Environmental Sciences) by Jonathan Adams List Price:  $169.00 Price:  $154.00 You Save:  $15.00 (09%) Available:  Usually ships in 24 hours Sales Rank:  1040447 Studio:  Springer Binding:  Hardcover Number Of Pages:  232 Publication Date:  June 11, 2007 Publisher:  Springer
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