Mirabel, A.; TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Passage des Déportés 2, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium, Cirad, UR Forest and Societies, Montpellier, France
Ouédraogo, D.-Y.; TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Passage des Déportés 2, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
Beeckman, H.; Service of Wood Biology, Royal Museum of Central Africa (RMCA), Tervuren, Belgium
Delvaux, Cédric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie (sciences) > Laboratoire de spectrométrie de masse (L.S.M.)
Doucet, Jean-Louis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Laboratoire de Foresterie des régions trop. et subtropicales
Hérault, B.; Cirad, UR Forest and Societies, Montpellier, France, INPHB (Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny), Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
Fayolle, Adeline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels
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A whole-plant functional scheme predicting the early growth of tropical tree species: evidence from 15 tree species in Central Africa
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