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The distribution of palms as a function of local topography in Amazonian terra-firme forests

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Kahn, F. The distribution of palms as a function of local topography in Amazonian terra-firme forests. Experientia 43, 251–259 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945548

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