A synthesis of transplant experiments and ecological niche models suggests that range limits are often niche limits.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Ecology Letters

• Publication date

  2016-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/ele.12604PMID 27111656
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