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Marengo, J. (2007). Climate change and hydrological modes of the wet tropics. In: Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48842-2_9
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