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Canopy phylogenetic, chemical and spectral assembly in a lowland Amazonian forest

  1. Gregory P. Asner,
  2. Roberta E. Martin

Article first published online: 30 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03549.x

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New Phytologist

New Phytologist

Special Issue: Featured papers on ‘Carbon cycling in tropical ecosystems’

Volume 189, Issue 4, pages 999–1012, March 2011

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Asner, G. P. and Martin, R. E. (2011), Canopy phylogenetic, chemical and spectral assembly in a lowland Amazonian forest. New Phytologist, 189: 999–1012. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03549.x

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  1. Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution, 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

*Author for correspondence: Gregory P. Asner Tel: +1 650 462 1047 Email: gpa@stanford.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 FEB 2011
  2. Article first published online: 30 NOV 2010
  3. Received: 25 August 2010, Accepted: 6 October 2010

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