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Shrubs as foundation species in a high tropical alpine ecosystem: a multi-scale analysis of plant spatial interactions

Yolanda CáceresPostgrado en Ecología Tropical, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Mérida, VenezuelaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luis D. LlambíPostgrado en Ecología Tropical, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Mérida, VenezuelaView further author information
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Fermín RadaPostgrado en Ecología Tropical, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Mérida, VenezuelaView further author information
Pages 147-161 | Received 12 Aug 2013, Accepted 15 Jul 2014, Published online: 10 Sep 2014

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