Ecological effects of marine protected areas on rocky reef communities—a continental-scale analysis

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Marine Ecology Progress Series

• Publication date

  2009-08-19

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.3354/MEPS08149
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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