The deeper we go the less we know

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 56, Issue , 2008, Pages 11-24

  Menza, C ^a   Kendall, M ^a   Hile, S ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Coral Reefs; Deep; Remotely Operated Vehicles; US Virgin Islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649084147     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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