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Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery
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Lelièvre, Yann, Gall, Line Le, Dubois, Philippe, Saucède, Thomas (2025): Characterization of coastal habitats and marine benthic communities of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago using underwater imagery. Antarctic Science (Cambridge, England) 37 (3): 134-153, DOI: 10.1017/S0954102024000543, URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102024000543
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