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Three years of ingrowth following catastrophic hurricane damage on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua: evidence in support of the direct regeneration hypothesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

John Vandermeer ,
Maria Antonia Mallona ,
Douglas Boucher ,
Katherine Yih  and
Ivette Perfecto
John Vandermeer
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones y Documentatión de la Costa Atlantica, Universidad de Centroamerica, Managua, Nicaragua
Maria Antonia Mallona
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ecología y Recuersos Naturales, Universidad de Centroamerica, Managua, Nicaragua
Douglas Boucher
Affiliation:
Appalachian Environmental Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland, Frostburg, MD 21532
Katherine Yih
Affiliation:
608 Franklin St, Cambridge, Mass. 02139
Ivette Perfecto
Affiliation:
School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 1995 , pp. 465 - 471
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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