Recent advances in coastal lagoons ecology: Evolving old ideas and assumptions

Transitional Waters Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-74

  Perez Ruzafa A ^a   Marcos, C ^a   Perez Ruzafa I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoon; Coastal zone management; Ecological processes; Transitional waters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887089499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1825229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1285/i1825229Xv5n1p50     Document Type: Article

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