A weight‐of‐evidence approach to determine estuarine fish health using indicators from multiple levels of biological organization

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  2011

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  Aquatic Conservation-marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

• Publication date

  2011-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/AQC.1207
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