Offshore Installation Activities and Marine Mammals’ Protection
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Interactions of marine mammals and birds with offshore membrane enclosures for growing algae (OMEGA)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Maritime & Transportation Science
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1848-9052,0554-6397
DOI: 10.18048/2018.54.09