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Original Articles

Using Water Isotope Tracers to Develop the Hydrological Component of a Long-Term Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program for a Northern Lake-Rich Landscape

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Pages 594-614 | Accepted 01 Aug 2013, Published online: 16 Jan 2018

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