Variation in a simple trait of mangrove roots governs predator access to, and assemblage composition of, epibiotic sponges

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Marine Ecology Progress Series

• Publication date

  2017-06-21

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3354/MEPS12160
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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