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Summer Bottom Water Dissolved Oxygen in Upper Narragansett Bay

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Saarman, E., Prell, W.L., Murray, D.W., Deacutis, C.F. (2008). Summer Bottom Water Dissolved Oxygen in Upper Narragansett Bay. In: Desbonnet, A., Costa-Pierce, B.A. (eds) Science for Ecosystem-based Management. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35299-2_11

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