Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review
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Citation: Fernandez-Arcaya U, Ramirez-Llodra E, Aguzzi J, Allcock AL, Davies JS, Dissanayake A, Harris P, Howell K, Huvenne VAI, Macmillan-Lawler M, Martín J, Menot L, Nizinski M, Puig P, Rowden AA, Sanchez F and Van den Beld IMJ (2017) Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:5. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00005 Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review
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