THE EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO SEISMIC PROSPECTING ON CORAL REEF FISHES

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-239

  Boeger, Walter A ^a,b   Pie, Marcio R ^a,b   Ostrensky, Antonio ^b,c   Cardoso, Marcelo F ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Grupo Integrado de Aqüicultura e Estudos Ambientais   (Brazil)

^c Departamento de Zootecnia   (Brazil)

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EID: 70349362290     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: 1982436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-87592006000300007     Document Type: Note

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