Gómez-Aparicio et al.-1 Running head: light response of tree saplings Differential light responses of Mediterranean tree saplings: linking ecophysiology with regeneration niche in four co-occurring species
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Differential light responses of Mediterranean tree saplings: linking ecophysiology with regeneration niche in four co-occurring species Lorena Gómez-Aparicio, Fernando Valladares and Regino Zamora 1 Dpto. Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, E-1807, Spain 2 Present address: Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 65 Sharon Turnpike, P.O. Box AB, Millbrook, New York, 12545-0129 USA 3 Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales-CSIC. Serrano 115, Madrid, E-28006, Spain
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