Tropical Forest Gap (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Tropical Forest Gap

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After a storm or other disturbance opens up a hole or gap in the forest, many small trees establish in the abundance of light but there is a race to stay in the light as the gap closes.

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