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Article; Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Comparison of ecological state/potential assessment of 19 Bulgarian water bodies based on macrophytes and phytoplankton (2011–2012)

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Pages S33-S38 | Received 20 Mar 2014, Accepted 29 Apr 2015, Published online: 02 Jun 2015

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