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Shifting baselines and the decline of pelagic sharks in the Gulf of Mexico
Article first published online: 4 FEB 2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2003.00564.x
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Baum, J. K. and Myers, R. A. (2004), Shifting baselines and the decline of pelagic sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Ecology Letters, 7: 135–145. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2003.00564.x
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- Issue published online: 4 FEB 2004
- Article first published online: 4 FEB 2004
- Editor, E. McCauley Manuscript received 9 October 2003 First decision made 16 November 2003 Manuscript accepted 2 December 2003
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