Crown plasticity enables trees to optimize canopy packing in mixed-species forests
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This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12428 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Received Date : 26-Sep-2014 Revised Date : 05-Dec-2014 Accepted Date : 04-Feb-2015 Article type : Standard Paper Editor : Jennifer Baltzer Section : Ecosystems Ecology
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