Trait-mediated effects of environmental filtering on tree community dynamics
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Jesse R. Lasky, I-Fang Sun*, Sheng-Hsin Su, Zueng-Sang Chen and Timothy H. Keitt Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0900, Austin, Texas 78712-0253, USA; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974, Taiwan; Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei 10066, Taiwan; and Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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