Cetaceans and MPAs should go hand in hand: A case study in Santa Monica Bay, California

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-59

  Bearzi, Maddalena ^a  

^a Ocean Conservation Society   (United States)

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CETACEA;

EID: 84857992876     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.12.019     Document Type: Note

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