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Appendix S1. Maximum growth and effective neighbourhood radius for a 2-cm target sapling. The model differentiates between con- and heterospecific neighbours. Download here.

Appendix S2. Maximum growth and effective neighbourhood radius for a 2-cm target sapling. The model differentiates between target, confamilial and non-confamilial neighbours. Download here.

Appendix S3. Maximum growth and effective neighbourhood radius for a 2-cm target sapling. The model differentiates between target, gap, shade-tolerant and other neighbours. Download here.

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