An invasive foundation species enhances multifunctionality in a coastal ecosystem

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Publication date

  2017-07-17

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1073/pnas.1700353114PMID 28716918PMCID PMC5558999
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