History and sensitivity comparison of two standard whole-sediment toxicity tests with crustaceans: the amphipod Hyalella azteca and the ostracod Heterocypris incongruens microbiotest | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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Issue		Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst. Number 416, 2015


Article Number		15
Number of page(s)		15
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2015011
Published online		01 July 2015

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