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Plant colonization, succession and ecosystem development on Surtsey with reference to neighbouring islands
B. Magnússon
Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Urriđaholtsstræti 6–8, P.O. Box 125, 220 Garđabær, Iceland
S. H. Magnússon
Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Urriđaholtsstræti 6–8, P.O. Box 125, 220 Garđabær, Iceland
E. Ólafsson
Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Urriđaholtsstræti 6–8, P.O. Box 125, 220 Garđabær, Iceland
B. D. Sigurdsson
Agricultural University of Iceland, Hvanneyri, 311 Borgarnes, Iceland
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