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Grams, T.E.E., Andersen, C.P. (2007). Competition for Resources in Trees: Physiological Versus Morphological Plasticity. In: Esser, K., Löttge, U., Beyschlag, W., Murata, J. (eds) Progress in Botany. Progress in Botany, vol 68. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36832-8_16

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