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R. Bassindale, Studies on the Biology of the Bristol Channel: XI. The Physical Environment and Intertidal Fauna of the Southern Shores of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary, Journal of Ecology, Vol. 31, No. 1 (May 17, 1943), pp. 1-29
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