Evaluating the distribution and density of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in selected areas in German waters

Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe: NATURA 2000 Sites in German Offshore Waters

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 189-208

  Scheidat, Meike ^a   Gilles, Anita ^a   Siebert, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

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EID: 84891989227     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-33291-X_12     Document Type: Chapter

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