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    Adaptive Geometry of Trees (MPB-3), Volume 3
    Adaptive Geometry of Trees (MPB-3), Volume 3
    Adaptive Geometry of Trees (MPB-3), Volume 3
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    Adaptive Geometry of Trees (MPB-3), Volume 3

    By Henry S. Horn

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    Through use of the models Professor Horn has devised, plant ecologists, foresters, and botanists will be able to predict the growth and productivity of a forest, the invading and senile species in a forest, the effect of shade tolerance on forest succession, and similar questions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPrinceton University Press
    Release dateMar 31, 2020
    ISBN9780691209296
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