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Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

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    Rebecca S. Effler

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, Box 10736, Hammond, LA 70402

    Gary P. Shaffer

  3. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Energy, Coast & Environment Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

    Susanne S. Hoeppner

  4. 404 Life Sciences, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

    Richard A. Goyer

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Effler, R.S., Shaffer, G.P., Hoeppner, S.S., Goyer, R.A. (2007). Ecology of the Maurepas Swamp: Effects of Salinity, Nutrients, and Insect Defoliation. In: Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_13

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