Environmental drivers of plant assemblages: are there differences between palustrine and lacustrine wetlands? A case study from the northern Apennines (Italy) | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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Issue		Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst. Number 420, 2019


Article Number		34
Number of page(s)		11
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2019026
Published online		30 July 2019

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