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Agricultural Foam as a Propagation Substrate for Lowland Tropical Forest Tree Species

Carlos D. Cárdenas, Alejandro Calderón, Lina Guevara, Claudia Lucumí and Camila Pizano
Ecological Restoration, December 2020, 38 (4) 216-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.38.4.216
Carlos D. Cárdenas
Universidad Icesi, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas. Calle 18 # 122–135, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
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Alejandro Calderón
Universidad Icesi, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Lina Guevara
Universidad Icesi, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Claudia Lucumí
Universidad Icesi, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Camila Pizano
Universidad Icesi, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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