2017 · Coconut ecology & knowledge
Cascading community and ecosystem consequences of introduced coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in tropical islands
H.S. Young, A. Miller-ter Kuile, D.J. McCauley, R. Dirzo
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledge
What the paper covers
Synthesizes a decade of Palmyra Atoll studies of how coconut-dominated vegetation influences soils, wildlife and food webs.
Read it in context
A specific atoll ecosystem and land-use history; not a universal result for Pacific coconut landscapes.
The original publication
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