Risk assessment and relative impact of Uruguayan pelagic longliners on seabirds

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Issue		Aquat. Living Resour. Volume 25, Number 4, October-December 2012


Page(s)		281 - 295
Section		Thematic section
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2012026
Published online		24 October 2012

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