Ecoregions: The ecosystem geography of the oceans and continents

Ecoregions: The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and Continents

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-180

  Bailey, Robert G ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0524-9     Document Type: Book

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