Podocarps in Africa: Temperate Zone Relicts or Rainforest Survivors?
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Summary
The relative role of light and soils on angiosperm-conifer competition is unknown for lowland forest, although current evidence from montane forests suggests that under prevailing soil conditions, light is the more important axis of niche differentiation.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2011-10-14
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 174
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Rainforest, Temperate rainforest, Geography, Temperate climate, Geology
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