Plant pathogens drive density-dependent seedling mortality in a tropical tree.

One explanation for the extraordinary diversity of tropical forest trees is that density-dependent mortality from herbivores or pathogens puts locally rare species at an advantage. Density-dependent mortality of seeds and small seedlings is particularly intense in tropical forests, but its causes re...

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Hlavní autoři: Bell, T, Freckleton, R, Lewis, O
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2006