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Molluscs in Kongsfjorden (Spitsbergen, Svalbard): a species list and patterns of distribution and diversity

Maria Wlodarska-KowalczukInstitute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences,Sopot, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 48-63 | Published online: 16 Dec 2016

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