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Biology and Ecology

Comparative reproductive phenology of subtropical mangrove communities at Manko Wetland, Okinawa Island, Japan

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Pages 118-125 | Received 14 Jul 2016, Accepted 15 Jan 2017, Published online: 07 Feb 2017

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