Spatial heterogeneity in tropical forest structure: Canopy palms as landscape mosaics

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-9

  Chazdon, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0030051284     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-5347(96)81057-3     Document Type: Note

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