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Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests. / Johnson, David; Liu, Xubing; Burslem, David F.R.P.
In: Trends in Plant Science, Vol. 28, No. 9, 30.09.2023, p. 995-1003.

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Johnson, D, Liu, X & Burslem, DFRP 2023, 'Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests', Trends in Plant Science, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 995-1003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.03.027

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Johnson, D., Liu, X., & Burslem, D. F. R. P. (2023). Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests. Trends in Plant Science, 28(9), 995-1003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.03.027

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Johnson D, Liu X, Burslem DFRP. Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests. Trends in Plant Science. 2023 Sept 30;28(9):995-1003. Epub 2023 Aug 9. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.03.027

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Johnson, David ; Liu, Xubing ; Burslem, David F.R.P. / Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests. In: Trends in Plant Science. 2023 ; Vol. 28, No. 9. pp. 995-1003.

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