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ECOLOGY OF THE AGULHAS CURRENT REGION: AN ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS IN THE SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN

A. E. F. Heydorn Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
N. D. Bang Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
A. F. Pearce Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
B. W. Flemming Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
R. A. Carter Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
M. H. Schleyer Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
P. F. Berry Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
G. R. Hughes Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
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A. J. Bass Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
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J. H. Wallace Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
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R. P. van der Elst Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
,
R. J. M. Crawford Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
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P. A. Shelton Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
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Pages 151-190 | Published online: 13 Apr 2010

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