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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...
Autores principales: | Wilder, Benjamin T., Becker, Amanda T., Dettman, David L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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