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Title: Tree genetics strongly affect forest productivity, but intraspecific diversity-productivity relationships do not
NSF-PAR ID:
10027262
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Functional Ecology
Volume:
31
Issue:
2
ISSN:
0269-8463
Page Range / eLocation ID:
520 to 529
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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