Environmental Science
8 years ago

Topography and spatial processes shape tree species composition in tropical forest.

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Effects of topography and spatial processes on structuring tree species composition in a diverse heterogeneous tropical karst seasonal rainforest
Yili Guo, Bin Wang, Dongxing Li, Azim U. Mallik, Wusheng Xiang, Tao Ding, Shujun Wen, Shuhua Lu, Fuzhao Huang, Yunlin He, Xiankun Li

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