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Research ArticleSpecial Theme: Protection and Restoration—Are We Having an Effect?

Addy Revisited: What Has Changed with Seagrass Restoration in 64 Years?

Mark S. Fonseca
Ecological Restoration, March 2011, 29 (1-2) 73-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.29.1-2.73
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