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Initial colonization and succession of macrofaunal communities in an oyster shell reef in a tropical mangrove wetland

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Jun 01, 2026
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Yiyong Rao, Danyi Li, Yilong Yang, et al. (2026). Initial colonization and succession of macrofaunal communities in an oyster shell reef in a tropical mangrove wetland. Marine Environmental Research, 218, 108030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108030