What Is Marine Biodiversity? Towards Common Concepts and Their Implications for Assessing Biodiversity Status
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Citation: Cochrane SKJ, Andersen JH, Berg T, Blanchet H, Borja A, Carstensen J, Elliott M, Hummel H, Niquil N and Renaud PE (2016) What Is Marine Biodiversity? Towards Common Concepts and Their Implications for Assessing Biodiversity Status. Front. Mar. Sci. 3:248. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00248 What Is Marine Biodiversity? Towards Common Concepts and Their Implications for Assessing Biodiversity Status
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