Changes in the Strength of Associations Between Tree Seedlings and Understory Shrubs Along a Regional Drought Gradient in Lebanese Coniferous Forests

Do the effects of an understory shrub on woody seedlings explain the distributions of relict conifer trees at a regional scale?

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  2025

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  Journal of Vegetation Science

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  2025-07-01

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  DOI 10.1111/jvs.70054
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