tropical forest (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

tropical forest

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The spatial distribution of tree species in species-rich tropical forests is highly complex. The figure shows the spatial position, species identity (colour) and size of individual trees in a 500 m × 1000 m study plot on Barro Colorado Island (Panama), which was also analysed in the study. 

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