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Research Papers

Changes in the trophic structure, abundance and species diversity of exploited fish assemblages in the artisanal fisheries of the northern coast, Senegal, West Africa

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Pages 361-368 | Received 01 Mar 2014, Accepted 01 Jul 2014, Published online: 01 Oct 2014

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