Spatial complementarity in tree crowns explains overyielding in species mixtures

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• Publication year

  2017

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  Nature Ecology &Evolution

• Publication date

  2017-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/s41559-016-0063PMID 28812675
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