Evidence that water quality is an important driver of reef biota is not refuted: Response to Ridd et al.

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3335-3336

  De'ath, Glenn ^a   Fabricius, Katharina ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

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EID: 84555205613     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1212.1     Document Type: Letter

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