Geological substrates shape tree species and trait distributions in African moist forests.

Understanding the factors that shape the distribution of tropical tree species at large scales is a central issue in ecology, conservation and forest management. The aims of this study were to (i) assess the importance of environmental factors relative to historical factors for tree species distribu...

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Main Authors: Adeline Fayolle, Bettina Engelbrecht, Vincent Freycon, Frédéric Mortier, Michael Swaine, Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Jean-Louis Doucet, Nicolas Fauvet, Guillaume Cornu, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3419707?pdf=render