Suitability of using a limited number of sampling stations to represent benthic habitats in Lavaca-Colorado Estuary, Texas

Environmental Bioindicators

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 156-171

  Montagna, Paul A ^a   Palmer, Terence A ^a   Kalke, Richard D ^a   Gossmann, April ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

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EID: 57349126977     PISSN: 15555275     EISSN: 15555267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555270802374690     Document Type: Article

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