Preserving Mauritia flexuosa L.f. (Arecaceae) ecosystems during Guyana’s first oil boom
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Reproductive phenology of Mauritia flexuosa L. (Arecaceae) in a coastal restinga environment in northeastern Brazil.
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Biology
سال: 2022
ISSN: 1678-4375,1519-6984
DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.237938