Locally produced leaf wax biomarkers in the high-altitude Areguni Mountains outweigh downstream transport

Brittingham, Alex; Hren, Michael T.; Spitzschuch, Samuel; Glauberman, Phil; Goldsmith, Yonaton; Gasparyan, Boris; Malinsky-Buller, Ariel

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Locally produced leaf wax biomarkers in the high-altitude Areguni Mountains outweigh downstream transport

Alex Brittingham, Michael T. Hren, Samuel Spitzschuch, Phil Glauberman, Yonaton Goldsmith, Boris Gasparyan, and Ariel Malinsky-Buller

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