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Research Article

Macroinvertebrates’ response to different land use in lowland streams from Uruguay: use of artificial substrates for biomonitoring

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Pages 136-146 | Received 06 Sep 2021, Accepted 01 Mar 2022, Published online: 22 Mar 2022

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