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Moreno-Sánchez, X., Abitia-Cárdenas, A., Rodríguez-Baron, J.M., Uc, M.L., Riosmena-Rodríguez, R. (2016). Trophic Dynamics. In: Kennish, M.J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Estuaries. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_267

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