Application of Estuarine and Coastal Classifications in Marine Spatial Management

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-205

  Pittman, S J ^a   Connor, D W ^b   Radke, L ^c   Wright, D J ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84948993561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.00110-8     Document Type: Chapter

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