Fishery-independent data reveal negative effect of human population density on Caribbean predatory fish communities.

Fishery-independent data reveal negative effect of human population density on Caribbean predatory fish communities.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0005333
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2009
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3.7
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Stallings CD
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综合性期刊3区
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