Saving the St.Lawrence: The disastrous impact of climate changes
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F. Pierre Gingras., & F. Pierre Gingras|AUTHOR. (2014). Saving the St.Lawrence: The disastrous impact of climate changes . Les Éditions Crescendo!.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)F. Pierre Gingras and F. Pierre Gingras|AUTHOR. 2014. Saving the St.Lawrence: The Disastrous Impact of Climate Changes. Les Éditions Crescendo!.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)F. Pierre Gingras and F. Pierre Gingras|AUTHOR. Saving the St.Lawrence: The Disastrous Impact of Climate Changes Les Éditions Crescendo!, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)F. Pierre Gingras, and F. Pierre Gingras|AUTHOR. Saving the St.Lawrence: The Disastrous Impact of Climate Changes Les Éditions Crescendo!, 2014.
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Full title | saving the st lawrence the disastrous impact of climate changes |
Author | gingras f pierre |
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