Using waterbirds as indicators in estuarine systems: Successes and perils

Estuarine Indicators

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 409-422

  Stolen, Eric D ^a   Breininger, David R ^a   Frederick, Peter C ^b  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 85055371722     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420038187     Document Type: Chapter

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