An estimate of the number of tropical tree species
The high species richness of tropical forests has long been recognized, yet there remains substantial uncertainty regarding the actual number of tropical tree species. Using a pantropical tree inventory database from closed canopy forests, consisting of 657,630 trees belonging to 11,371 species, we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2015
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28981/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28981/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28981/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28981/1/PNAS%20resubmission%2C%2009%20Mar%2015.pdf |