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THE ECOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ESTUARIES

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N. A. H. Millard & K. M. F. Scott. (1954) THE ECOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ESTUARIES. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 34:2, pages 279-324.
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J.H. Day, N. A. H. Millard & G.J. Broekhuysen. (1954) THE ECOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ESTUARIES. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 34:1, pages 129-156.
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