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Mature beech trees (Fagus grandifolia; Fagaceae) are persistently clonal in coves and beech gaps in the Great Smoky Mountains.
American journal of botany - 1 Feb 2014
Morris Ashley B, Millsaps Nicole K, Mason Kelsi Q, Howell Jacquelyn S, Speer James H
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Angiosperms frequently have mixed sexual and asexual reproductive strategies, which can have significant consequences for population and community structure. Many tree species respond to disturbance by vegetative sprouting over sexual reproduction, but the ability to do so varies within and among species and is poorly studied. We tested the hypothesis that root sprouting in Fagus grandifolia...
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