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Seascape Context as a Driver of the Fish Community Structure of Posidonia oceanica Meadows in the Adriatic Sea Cover

Seascape Context as a Driver of the Fish Community Structure of Posidonia oceanica Meadows in the Adriatic Sea

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|Aug 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2021-0011 | Journal eISSN: 1848-0586 | Journal ISSN: 1330-061X
Language: English
Page range: 89 - 109
Submitted on: Nov 24, 2020
Accepted on: Mar 13, 2021
Published on: Aug 30, 2021
Published by: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
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