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Timing of post-hurricane tree mortality in Puerto Rico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Lawrence R. Walker
Lawrence R. Walker
Affiliation:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Biological Sciences, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, USA
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Keywords

Hurricane HugoPuerto Ricorainforesttree mortality
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , May 1995 , pp. 315 - 320
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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