Aerial survey as a tool to estimate whale shark abundance trends

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

• Publication date

  2009-01-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.JEMBE.2008.09.001
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