On the definition of ecological species groups in tropical rain forests

M. D. Swaine; T. C. Whitmore

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On the definition of ecological species groups in tropical rain forests

M. D. Swaine

T. C. Whitmore

Vegetatio Vol. 75 No. 1-2 pp. 81-86 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: May 01, 1988
Vol/Issue: 75(1-2)
Pages: 81-86
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M. D. Swaine

Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, AB24 3FX Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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T. C. Whitmore

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M. D. Swaine, T. C. Whitmore (1988). On the definition of ecological species groups in tropical rain forests. Vegetatio, 75(1-2), 81-86. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00044629

On the definition of ecological species groups in tropical rain forests

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