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The influenceof hexactinellid sponge (Pheronema carpenteri) spicules on the patchy distribution of macrobenthos in the porcupine seabight (bathyal ne atlantic)

B. J. Bett Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory, Brook Road, Wormley, Godalming, GU8 SUB, Surrey, UK
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A. L. Rice Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratory, Brook Road, Wormley, Godalming, GU8 SUB, Surrey, UK
Pages 217-226 | Published online: 20 Feb 2012

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