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Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study

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Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study. / Hiddink, Jan Geert.
In: The Conversation, 05.07.2023.

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Hiddink, JG 2023, 'Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study' The Conversation. <https://theconversation.com/seabed-trawlings-impact-on-the-climate-may-be-wildly-overestimated-new-study-208811>

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Hiddink, J. G. (2023). Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/seabed-trawlings-impact-on-the-climate-may-be-wildly-overestimated-new-study-208811

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Hiddink JG. 2023. Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study. The Conversation.

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Hiddink, Jan Geert. "Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study". The Conversation. 2023.

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Hiddink JG. Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study. The Conversation. 2023 Jul 5.

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Hiddink, Jan Geert. / Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated – new study. In: The Conversation. 2023.

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