Do lake littoral benthic invertebrates respond differently to eutrophication, hydromorphological alteration, land use and fish stocking? | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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Issue		Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst. Number 417, 2016


Article Number		35
Number of page(s)		31
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2016022
Published online		19 October 2016

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