Sapling size influences shade tolerance ranking among southern boreal tree species
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DANIEL D. KNEESHAW, RICHARD K. KOBE†, K. DAVID COATES‡ and CHRISTIAN MESSIER Groupe de Recherche en Écologie Forestière Interuniversitaire, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3P8, Canada, † Department of Forestry, Natural Resources Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824–1222 USA, and ‡ British Columbia Forest Service, Forest Sciences, Bag 6000, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0, Canada
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