Rain forest fragmentation and the proliferation of successional trees.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Ecology

• Publication date

  2006-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/05-0064PMID 16637371
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