Threats to macroalgal diversity: Marine habitat destruction and fragmentation, pollution and introduced species

Botanica Marina

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-112

  Walker, D I ^a   Kendrick, G A ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; MACROALGAE;

SARGASSUM MUTICUM; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 0031920073     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1998.41.1-6.105     Document Type: Article

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