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Special Section: Ecological Quality and Conservation

Zooplankton species as indicators of trophic state in reservoirs from Mediterranean river basins

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Pages 113-123 | Received 14 Dec 2017, Accepted 20 Aug 2018, Published online: 15 Feb 2019

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