Leaf traits show different relationships with shade tolerance in moist versus dry tropical forests.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  New Phytologist

• Publication date

  2009-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02715.xPMID 19140935
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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