Analysis of benthic macroinvertebrates and biotic indices to evaluate water quality in rivers impacted by mining activities in northern Chile | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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Issue		Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst. Number 407, 2012


Article Number		01
Number of page(s)		16
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2012027
Published online		12 February 2013

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