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Distribution and Population Structure of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh in Relation to the Environmental Gradient Along the Red Sea Coast of Egypt Cover

Distribution and Population Structure of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh in Relation to the Environmental Gradient Along the Red Sea Coast of Egypt

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|Apr 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 53
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2020
Accepted on: Nov 4, 2020
Published on: Apr 18, 2021
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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