Long-term demography and spatial genetic structure reveal mechanisms of Sassafras albidum population persistence through clonality.

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PREMISE: Vegetative regeneration is a key mechanism of woody plant persistence in forest ecosystems, and the coupled roles of basal sprouting and clonal growth in shaping long-term population dynamics have been understudied. Basal sprouting replaces stems at fixed ramet locations, whereas clonal growth via root suckering produces spatially distinct ramets that promote genet-level persistence across space....

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