Faunal impact on vegetation structure and ecosystem function in mangrove forests: A review

Aquatic Botany - Tập 89 Số 2 - Trang 186-200 - 2008
Stefano Cannicci1, Damien Burrows2, Sara Fratini1, Thomas J. Smith3, Joachim Offenberg4, Farid Dahdouh‐Guebas5,6
1Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica “Leo Pardi,” Università degli Studi di Firenze, via Romana, 17, I–50125 Firenze, Italy
2Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, Australia
3U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center, 600 Fourth Street, South, St. Petersburg, 33701 FL, USA
4Center for Tropical Ecosystem Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, Universitetsparken, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
5Biocomplexity Research Focus c/o Laboratory of Plant Biology and Nature Management, Mangrove Management Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel – VUB, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium
6Biocomplexity Research Focus (Complexité et Dynamique des Systèmes Tropicaux), Département de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles – ULB, Campus du Solbosch, CP 169, Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt 50, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

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