Mislabelling may explain why some prohibited invasive aquatic plants are still being sold in Belgium | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning

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This article has an erratum: [https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2023003]

Issue		Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst. Number 423, 2022 Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning


Article Number		8
Number of page(s)		10
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2022005
Published online		18 February 2022

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