The Hudson Bay Lowland

The World's Largest Wetlands: Ecology and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 118-148

  Abraham, K F ^a   Keddy, C J ^b  

^a Ontario Ministry of Naturnal Resources Wildlife Research and Development Section   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84927074287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511542091.005     Document Type: Chapter

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