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Interactions between the invading ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz) and Beroe ovata Mayer 1912, and their influence on the Pelagic ecosystem of the Northeastern Black Sea

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Shiganova, T.A. et al. (2004). Interactions between the invading ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz) and Beroe ovata Mayer 1912, and their influence on the Pelagic ecosystem of the Northeastern Black Sea. In: Dumont, H., Shiganova, T.A., Niermann, U. (eds) Aquatic Invasions in the Black, Caspian, and Mediterranean Seas. Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2152-6_2

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