Reply to Haddock, S.H.D. Reconsidering evidence for potential climate-related increases in jellyfish

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2763-2766

  Attrill, Martin J ^a   Edwards, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

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MELANOGRAMMUS; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 55749108207     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.6.2763     Document Type: Note

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