Comment on "Is geomorphic zonation a useful predictor of patterns of benthic infauna in intermittent estuaries in New South Wales, Australia?" by A. H. Dye 2006. Estuaries and Coasts 29:455-464

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 562-566

  Harris, Peter T ^a   Heap, Andrew D ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 34548041615     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03036522     Document Type: Note

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