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On truly small islands, such here on Greater St. James Island in the US Virgin Islands, the few plant species that have made it by the usual accidents of dispersal can become incredibly abundant in truly monospecific stands. These two students are counting the hundreds of individuals of a single species of cactus per square meter.
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