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All issues No 424 (2023) Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 424 (2023) 3 References
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Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.
Number 424, 2023
Anthropogenic impact on freshwater habitats, communities and ecosystem functioning
Article Number 3
Number of page(s) 10
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2022026
Published online 07 February 2023
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