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Low fuel cost and rising fish price threaten coral reef wilderness

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Low fuel cost and rising fish price threaten coral reef wilderness. / Januchowski-Hartley, F.A.; Vigliola, L.; Maire, E. et al.
In: Conservation Letters, Vol. 13, No. 3, e12706, 01.05.2020.

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Januchowski-Hartley, FA, Vigliola, L, Maire, E, Kulbicki, M & Mouillot, D 2020, 'Low fuel cost and rising fish price threaten coral reef wilderness', Conservation Letters, vol. 13, no. 3, e12706. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12706

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Januchowski-Hartley, F. A., Vigliola, L., Maire, E., Kulbicki, M., & Mouillot, D. (2020). Low fuel cost and rising fish price threaten coral reef wilderness. Conservation Letters, 13(3), Article e12706. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12706

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Januchowski-Hartley FA, Vigliola L, Maire E, Kulbicki M, Mouillot D. Low fuel cost and rising fish price threaten coral reef wilderness. Conservation Letters. 2020 May 1;13(3):e12706. Epub 2020 Feb 5. doi: 10.1111/conl.12706

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Januchowski-Hartley, F.A. ; Vigliola, L. ; Maire, E. et al. / Low fuel cost and rising fish price threaten coral reef wilderness. In: Conservation Letters. 2020 ; Vol. 13, No. 3.

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