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Table S1. List of all the references in the meta-analysis
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growth and gas exchange of treeline birch (Betula utilis) saplings, Eastern Tibetan
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seedlings of the two conifers Picea asperata and Abies faxoniana under two
contrasting light conditions. Ecol Res 23: 459-469.