Arctic marine ecosystems in an era of rapid climate change

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 90, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Wassmann, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 79956348840     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2011.02.002     Document Type: Editorial

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