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Environmental characteristics of shallow bottoms used by Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus in a northern Adriatic lagoon Cover

Environmental characteristics of shallow bottoms used by Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus in a northern Adriatic lagoon

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|Mar 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/acro-2017-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6067 | Journal ISSN: 0351-2851
Language: English
Page range: 161 - 169
Submitted on: Nov 6, 2017
Accepted on: Dec 2, 2017
Published on: Mar 24, 2018
Published by: Bird Watching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia - DOPPS Bird Life
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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