An investigation into the role of the Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus niger, in forest regeneration

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Biological Conservation

• Publication date

  2005-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2004.08.012
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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