Impacts of cetaceans on the structure of Southern Ocean food webs

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 482-498

  Ainley, David ^a   Ballard, Grant ^b,c   Blight, Louise ^d   Ackley, Steve ^e   Emslie, Steven ^f   Lescroël, Amélie ^a   Olmastroni, Silvia ^g   Townsend, Susan ^h   Tynan, Cynthia ⁱ   Wilson, Peter ⁱ   Woehler, Eric ^j  

^a H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^h Wildlife Ecology and Consulting   (United States)

ⁱ Wildlife Ecology and Consulting ^*  (New Zealand)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 77954543957     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00337.x     Document Type: Letter

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