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Temporal variation and structure of macro-epifauna associated with macrophytes in the Bizerte lagoon (Tunisia, SW Mediterranean Sea)

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Zaabar, Wahiba, Charfi Cheikhrouha, Faouzia, Achouri, Mohamed Sghaïer (2017): Temporal variation and structure of macro-epifauna associated with macrophytes in the Bizerte lagoon (Tunisia, SW Mediterranean Sea). Journal of Natural History 51 (47-48): 2827-2847, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1394504, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1394504

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