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Marine subsidies produce cactus forests on desert islands

In island systems, nitrogen-rich seabird guano is a marine subsidy that can shape terrestrial plant communities. In zones of nutrient upwelling such as the Gulf of California, copious seabird guano is commonplace on bird islands. Several bird islands host regionally unique cactus forests, especially...

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Autores principales: Wilder, Benjamin T., Becker, Amanda T., Dettman, David L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9556768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36224217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21133-3