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Rapid Assessment of Benthic Faunal Responses to a Small Petroleum Spill in a Headwaters Stream

Stephen M. Coghlan Jr. Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA
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Jennifer L. Lund Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA
Pages 777-779 | Received 07 Mar 2005, Accepted 17 Jun 2005, Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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