Abiotic and biotic drivers of seedling survival in a hurricane-impacted tropical forest
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Liza S. Comita*, Maria Uriarte, Jill Thompson†, Inge Jonckheere, Charles D. Canham and Jess K. Zimmerman Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027, USA; Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies, Universidad de Puerto Rico, PO Box 21910, San Juan, PR 00931-3341, USA; Biosystems Department, Geomatics Group, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium; and Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Box AB, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA
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