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Natural regeneration in Atlantic Forest Fragments: using ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for monitoring a conservation unit

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Magalhães, Fabrício Severo, Campana, Débora Rodrigues de Souza, Freitas, Gisely da Silva, Abonizio-Santos, Marlina Ribeiro, Prado, Lívia Pires do, Morini, Maria Santina de Castro (2022): Natural regeneration in Atlantic Forest Fragments: using ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for monitoring a conservation unit. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 62: 1-11, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.071, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.071

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