Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 413

Full Length Research Paper

Woody plants richness in the tropical dry forest at the RAMSAR site Playa Tortuguera El Verde Camacho, Sinaloa, México

Gilberto Márquez-Salazar
  • Gilberto Márquez-Salazar
  • Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Blvd. de las Américas and Blvd. Universitarios S/N. C P 80013, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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José S. Díaz
  • José S. Díaz
  • Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Blvd. de las Américas and Blvd. Universitarios S/N. C P 80013, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Loranda Calderón-Zamora
  • Loranda Calderón-Zamora
  • Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Blvd. de las Américas and Blvd. Universitarios S/N. C P 80013, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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César E. Romero-Higareda
  • César E. Romero-Higareda
  • Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Blvd. de las Américas and Blvd. Universitarios S/N. C P 80013, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Jacek Márquez-Stone
  • Jacek Márquez-Stone
  • Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Blvd. de las Américas and Blvd. Universitarios S/N. C P 80013, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Bladimir Salomón-Montijo
  • Bladimir Salomón-Montijo
  • Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Blvd. de las Américas and Blvd. Universitarios S/N. C P 80013, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Manuel G. Millán-Otero
  • Manuel G. Millán-Otero
  • Universities for Wellbeing Benito Juárez García, Engineering in Sustainable Regional Development, Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Juan A. Estrada-Castelo
  • Juan A. Estrada-Castelo
  • Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Ciudad Universitaria, Blvd. de las Américas and Blvd. Universitarios S/N. C P 80013, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico.
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  •  Received: 17 August 2024
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2025
  •  Published: 28 February 2025

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