Caribbean landscapes and their biodiversity

Interciencia

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 705-710

  Lugo, Ariel E ^a,b   Helmer, Eileen H ^c,d   Valentín, Eugenio Santiago ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International Institute of Tropical Ecology   (Puerto Rico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 84867569618     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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