Differential effects of understory and overstory gaps on tree regeneration1

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Jan/Feb 2008 by Beckage, Brian, Kloeppel, Brian D, Yeakley, J Alan, Taylor, Sharon F, Coleman, David C

1 This research was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grants DEB 9632854 and DEB 0218001 to the Coweeta LTER program.

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