Effects of mobile bottom fishing gear on biodiversity and habitat in offshore New England waters

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-394

  Dealteris, Joseph T ^b   Skrobe, Laura G ^b   Castro, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 2042543977     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2000)007[0379:eombfg]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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