Pathogens and insect herbivores drive rainforest plant diversity and composition.
Tropical forests are important reservoirs of biodiversity, but the processes that maintain this diversity remain poorly understood. The Janzen-Connell hypothesis suggests that specialized natural enemies such as insect herbivores and fungal pathogens maintain high diversity by elevating mortality wh...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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