Plant Functional Traits and Species Selection in Tropical Forest Restoration

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Charles, Lachlan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

functional traits; restoration; seedling growth; succession; tropical landscapes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85072739970     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1940082918784157     Document Type: Note

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