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Advances in understanding the roles and benefits of nursery areas for elasmobranch populations

Michelle R. Heupel A B C D , Shiori Kanno B C , Ana P. B. Martins B C and Colin A. Simpfendorfer B C
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A Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville MC, Townsville, Qld 4810, Australia.

B Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.

C College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia.

D Corresponding author. Email: m.heupel@aims.gov.au

Marine and Freshwater Research 70(7) 897-907 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18081
Submitted: 5 March 2018  Accepted: 1 July 2018   Published: 18 September 2018



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