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Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie: Verhandlungen
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XII. Ecology of Aquatic Organisms. 2. Algae and Other Plants

The effect of nutrients on aquatic plant decomposition rates

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Pages 1973-1978 | Published online: 01 Dec 2017

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