Impact of eutrophication and climate change on fish and zoobenthos in coastal waters of the Baltic Sea

Marine Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 141-151

  Snickars, Martin ^a   Weigel, Benjamin ^a   Bonsdorff, Erik ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 84925538396     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2579-3     Document Type: Article

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