The role of climate and plant functional trade-offs in shaping global biome and biodiversity patterns
Aim: Two of the oldest observations in plant geography are the increase in plant diversity from the poles towards the tropics and the global geographic distribution of vegetation physiognomy (biomes). The objective of this paper is to use a process-based vegetation model to evaluate the relationship...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2011-07.
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