Niche specificity among tropical trees: a question of scales.

Peter S. Ashton; David M. Newbery; H.H.T. Prins; Nick Brown

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NicheGeographyTropicsEcologyBiology

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Pages: 491-514
Citations: 25
Access: Closed

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                                    Peter S. Ashton, 
                                
                                    David M. Newbery, 
                                
                                    H.H.T. Prins
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Niche specificity among tropical trees: a question of scales.. 
                            
                            , 491-514.