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Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical trees species

January 1, 2007

The importance of niche vs. neutral assembly mechanisms in structuring tropical tree communities remains an important unsettled question in community ecology [Bell G (2005) Ecology 86:1757-1770]. There is ample evidence that species distributions are determined by soils and habitat factors at landscape (

Publication Year 2007
Title Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical trees species
DOI 10.1073/pnas.0604666104
Authors R. John, J.W. Dalling, K.E. Harms, J.B. Yavitt, R.F. Stallard, M. Mirabello, S.P. Hubbell, R. Valencia, H. Navarrete, M. Vallejo, R.B. Foster
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Index ID 70031994
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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