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Mass mortality of the sea urchin Diadema mexicanum in La Entrega at Bahias de Huatulco, Western Mexico

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    F. Benítez-Villalobos, J. P. Díaz Martínez & M. Martínez-García

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Benítez-Villalobos, F., Díaz Martínez, J.P. & Martínez-García, M. Mass mortality of the sea urchin Diadema mexicanum in La Entrega at Bahias de Huatulco, Western Mexico. Coral Reefs 28, 1017 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-009-0541-5

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