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AMCC/WWF Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change. How Might Fish Respond to a Warming Bering Sea – The Physiological Context. by Jeffrey Short, Ph.D. Science Advisor, Alaska Marine Conservation Council. Anchorage, Alaska June 27, 2006. A Cold-Blooded Response To Global Warming.
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AMCC/WWF Roundtable Discussion on Climate Change How Might Fish Respond to a Warming Bering Sea – The Physiological Context byJeffrey Short, Ph.D. Science Advisor, Alaska Marine Conservation Council Anchorage, AlaskaJune 27, 2006
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