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Broad-scale disturbance of intertidal and shallow sublittoral soft-sediment habitats; effects on the benthic macrofauna

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Ellis, J., Norkko, A. & Thrush, S. Broad-scale disturbance of intertidal and shallow sublittoral soft-sediment habitats; effects on the benthic macrofauna. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery 7, 57–74 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009923530894

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