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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Spatial and short-term variability of larval, post-larval and macrobenthic assemblages associated with subtidal kelp forest ecosystems in Central Chile

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Pages 1041-1058 | Received 05 Oct 2016, Accepted 20 Apr 2017, Published online: 18 Jul 2017

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