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Intra-Floodplain Seed Dispersal Limitation and Wetland Community Restoration

Scott H. Markwith, Garren Mezza, Stevee N. Kennard and Stephen G. Bousquin
Ecological Restoration, September 2014, 32 (3) 249-259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.32.3.249
Scott H. Markwith
Scott H. Markwith (corresponding author), Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, .
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Garren Mezza
Garren Mezza, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.
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Stevee N. Kennard
Stevee N. Kennard, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.
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Stephen G. Bousquin
Stephen G. Bousquin, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL.
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