Species diversity, regeneration and dominance as influenced by canopy gaps and their characteristics in tropical evergreen forests of Western Ghats, India

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Forest Research

• Publication date

  2016-04-02

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s11676-016-0223-4
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