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Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen
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IX. Running Waters

Microbial activity and phosphorus uptake on decomposing leaf detritus in a heterotrophic stream

With 6 figures and 1 table in the text

Pages 1198-1208 | Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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