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Research ArticleSpecial Theme: Ecological Restoration in Mexico

Indicators of Recovery in a Tropical Freshwater Marsh Invaded by an African Grass

Hugo López Rosas, Fabiola López-Barrera, Patricia Moreno-Casasola, Gustavo Aguirre-León, Erasmo Cázares-Hernández and Lorena Sánchez-Higueredo
Ecological Restoration, September 2010, 28 (3) 324-332; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.28.3.324
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Ecological Restoration Sep 2010, 28 (3) 324-332; DOI: 10.3368/er.28.3.324

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Ecological Restoration Sep 2010, 28 (3) 324-332; DOI: 10.3368/er.28.3.324
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