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Anderson, J.A. (2013). Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Southeast USA. In: Ingram, K.T., Dow, K., Carter, L., Anderson, J. (eds) Climate of the Southeast United States. NCA Regional Input Reports. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-509-0_9

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