Greening the blue mud!
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چکیده
The happiest teacher should have married ‘three wives’, namely: teaching, research and social service. I did so for the sake of mangroves: sites of ecological wonder and scenic splendor. Boat rides through the sun-dappled waterways in the mangrove forests attracted me. The breath-taking beauty of the coastal forest, with its arching roots, breathing roots, salt-vomiting leaves and ‘mud dancing’fish has been a main source of inspiration, leading me to explore mangroves for the last two decades. Rev. Biol. Trop. 50(3/4): 869-874, 2002
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista de biologia tropical
دوره 50 3-4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002