Strong Neutral Spatial Effects Shape Tree Species Distributions across Life Stages at Multiple Scales

• Yue-Hua Hu,

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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• Guo-Yu Lan,

  Affiliations Danzhou Key Field Station of Observation and Research for Tropical Agricultural Resources and Environments, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou, Hainan, China, Rubber Research Institute, the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan, China

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• Li-Qing Sha,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China

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• Min Cao ,

  * E-mail: caom@xtbg.ac.cn

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China

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• Yong Tang,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan, China

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• Yi-De Li,

  Affiliation Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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• Da-Ping Xu

  Affiliation Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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