Density dependence explains tree species abundance and diversity in tropical forests

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Nature

• Publication date

  2005-12-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/nature04030PMID 16319890
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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