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E. M. Veenendaal, M. D. Swaine, V. K. Agyeman, D. Blay, I. K. Abebrese, C. E. Mullins, Differences in Plant and Soil Water Relations in and Around a Forest Gap in West Africa during the Dry Season may Influence Seedling Establishment and Survival, Journal of Ecology, Vol. 84, No. 1 (Feb., 1996), pp. 83-90
Veenendaal et al. (Thu,) studied this question.