Top predators in southern africa's marine ecosystems

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 177-225

  Best, P B ^a   Crawford, R J M ^b   Van Der Elst, R P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0000525937     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359199709520621     Document Type: Article

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