Tropical tree species diversity: a test
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T. V. Burkey
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Article
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1994
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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To test the premises and predictions of the Janzen-Connell model (Janzen's spacing mechanism), seeds of the rainforest canopy tree, Brosimum alicastrum, were placed at different distances from the parent tree and their removal observed over 3 weeks. The number and density of naturally occurring seed