Nature's blueprint for forests: Maps reveal how valleys/slopes (left), wet/dry areas (middle), and sun exposure (right) determine where tree species occur. (IMAGE)

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Nature's blueprint for forests: Maps reveal how valleys/slopes (left), wet/dry areas (middle), and sun exposure (right) determine where tree species occur.

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Nature's blueprint for forests: Maps reveal how valleys/slopes (left), wet/dry areas (middle), and sun exposure (right) determine where tree species occur.

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Dawn Lemke, Luben Dimov, Helen Czech, Patience Knight, William Finch, Richard Condit

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