Annotated checklist of extirpated, reestablished, and newly-colonized avian taxa of the Ballona Valley, Los Angeles County, California
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Densities of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Tidal Waters of the Ballona Wetlands, Los Angeles County, California
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin, Southern California Academy of Sciences
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0038-3872
DOI: 10.3160/0038-3872(2006)105[91:acoera]2.0.co;2