Mangrove crabs as ecosystem engineers; with emphasis on sediment processes

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Journal of Sea Research

• Publication date

  2008-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.SEARES.2007.05.004
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