Del 206 - Ecological Studies
Marine Hard Bottom Communities
Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
Av Martin Wahl
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2009-07-06
- Mått155 x 235 x 34 mm
- Vikt956 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieEcological Studies
- Antal sidor446
- Upplaga2009
- FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- ISBN9783540927037