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Soft Shell Clams (Mya arenaria) Contribute to Macroalgal Blooms in a Partially-restored Gulf of Maine Back-barrier Lagoon

Rachel K. Thiet, Stephen M. Smith, Victoria Rubino, Rebecca Clark, Krista Lee and Judith Oset
Ecological Restoration, March 2014, 32 (1) 46-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.32.1.46
Rachel K. Thiet
Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet, MA, USA 02667, .
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