Tropical trees grow most easily where they are rare

Mongabay
Dec 3, 2018, 2:22 am183 pts
Tropical forests are incredibly diverse ecosystems, and ecologists have long wondered why. New research studying a specific Panamanian tree – the yellow-flowering Handroanthus guayacan – has provided an answer. But the conclusion is counterintuitive. Rather than growing more abundant in areas where it is…

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