BENTHIC DIATOMS IN WESTERN EUROPEAN STREAMS WITH ALTITUDES ABOVE 800 M: CHARACTERISATION OF THE MAIN ASSEMBLAGES AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH ECOREGIONS

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