Comparative models disentangle drivers of fruit production variability of an economically and ecologically important long-lived Amazonian tree
Abstract Trees in the upper canopy contribute disproportionately to forest ecosystem productivity. The large, canopy-emergent Bertholletia excelsa also supports a multimillion-dollar commodity crop (Brazil nut), harvested almost exclusively from Amazonian forests. B. excelsa fruit production, howeve...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-01-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81948-4 |