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Why do evergreen trees dominate the Australian seasonal tropics?

D. M. J. S. Bowman A B and L. D. Prior A
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A Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: david.bowman@cdu.edu.au

Australian Journal of Botany 53(5) 379-399 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT05022
Submitted: 4 February 2005  Accepted: 20 May 2005   Published: 11 August 2005



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