Role of the preferred habitat availability for small shark (Mustelus schmitti) on the interannual variation of abundance in a large Southwest Atlantic Coastal System (El Rincón, 39°–41°S)

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Issue		Aquat. Living Resour. Volume 29, Number 3, July-September 2016


Article Number		305
Number of page(s)		10
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2016031
Published online		09 December 2016

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