Habitat Differences in Deep-Sea Megafaunal Communities off New Zealand: Implications for Vulnerability to Anthropogenic Disturbance and Management
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Citation: Rowden AA, Leduc D, Clark MR and Bowden DA (2016) Habitat Differences in Deep-Sea Megafaunal Communities off New Zealand: Implications for Vulnerability to Anthropogenic Disturbance and Management. Front. Mar. Sci. 3:241. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00241 Habitat Differences in Deep-Sea Megafaunal Communities off New Zealand: Implications for Vulnerability to Anthropogenic Disturbance and Management
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تاریخ انتشار 2016