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Adapting Wetland Restoration Practices in Urban Areas: Perspectives from Xochimilco in Mexico City

Luis Zambrano, Miguel Ignacio Rivas, Carlos Uriel-Sumano, Ruben Rojas-Villaseñor, Maya Rubio, Horacio Mena, Diana Laura Vázquez-Mendoza and Armando Tovar-Garza
Ecological Restoration, June 2020, 38 (2) 114-123; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.38.2.114
Luis Zambrano
Luis Zambrano (corresponding author) Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ciudad de México 04510. Mexico. .
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Miguel Ignacio Rivas
Miguel Ignacio Rivas, Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.
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Carlos Uriel-Sumano
Carlos Uriel-Sumano, Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.
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Ruben Rojas-Villaseñor
Ruben Rojas-Villaseñor, Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.
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Maya Rubio
Maya Rubio, Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.
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Horacio Mena
Horacio Mena, Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.
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Diana Laura Vázquez-Mendoza
Diana Laura Vázquez-Mendoza, Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.
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Armando Tovar-Garza
Armando Tovar-Garza, Laboratorio de Restauración Ecológica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico.
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