Restored tufa-depositing streams: a dynamic interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Biological conservation, ecosystems restoration and ecological engineering

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This article has an erratum: [https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2023017]

Issue		Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst. Number 424, 2023 Biological conservation, ecosystems restoration and ecological engineering


Article Number		16
Number of page(s)		14
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2023012
Published online		12 June 2023

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