Seagrass meadows, ecosystem services, and sustainability

Environment

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 14-28

  Cullen Unsworth, Leanne ^a   Unsworth, Richard ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84877665978     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139157.2013.785864     Document Type: Article

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