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Thom, R.M., Borde, A.B. (2016). Estuarine Habitat Restoration. In: Kennish, M.J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Estuaries. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_78

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