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All issues No 426 (2025) Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst., 426 (2025) 23 References
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Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.
Number 426, 2025
Freshwater ecosystems management strategies
Article Number 23
Number of page(s) 8
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2025019
Published online 23 September 2025
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