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Perennial plant recovery after the removal of invasive Pinus halepensis in coastal habitats in Cádiz, southern Spain 西班牙南部Cádiz沿海地区入侵松移除后多年生植物的恢复

Conservation Evidence Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.52201/cej20/usek6519

Juan García-de-Lomas, Juan L. Rendón, María J. Pacheco, Zara O.V. Riches, José M. López

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Effectiveness of different nursery designs for the restoration of the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis in Culebra, Puerto Rico 不同苗圃设计对恢复波多黎各库莱布拉濒危珊瑚鹿角珊瑚的效果

Conservation Evidence Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.52201/cej20//xrxh5964

Patria I. Aponte-Marcano, Samuel E. Suleimán-Ramos, Alex E. Mercado-Molina

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