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Mangrove understorey absence: a consequence of evolution?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Samuel C. Snedaker and
Enrique J. Lahmann
Samuel C. Snedaker
Affiliation:
Division of Biology and Living Resources, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149-1098, USA
Enrique J. Lahmann
Affiliation:
Division of Biology and Living Resources, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149-1098, USA
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Keywords

mangroveseed predatorsshade toleranceunderstorey

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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , August 1988, pp. 311 - 314
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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