Macrobenthic process-indicators of estuarine condition

Estuarine Indicators

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 315-332

  Rakocinski, Chet F ^a   Zapfe, Glenn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 85055394906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420038187     Document Type: Chapter

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