Seed dispersal and spatial pattern in tropical trees.
Theories of tropical tree diversity emphasize dispersal limitation as a potential mechanism for separating species in space and reducing competitive exclusion. We compared the dispersal morphologies, fruit sizes, and spatial distributions of 561 tree species within a fully mapped, 50-hectare plot of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1609130?pdf=render |