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Species-habitat associations of tree species under the northeast monsoon wind-affected tropical forest at Lanjenchi Forest Dynamics Plot, Taiwan

Chen-Chia Ku, Guo-Zhang M. Song, Kuo-Jung Chao, Wei-Chun Chao

Published on: 07 January 2021

Page: 39 - 47

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2021.66.39

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