Ecology of freshwater shore zones

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Hydrologie - Tập 72 Số 2 - Trang 127-163 - 2010
David L. Strayer1, Stuart Findlay1
1Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, P.O. Box AB, Millbrook, NY, 12545, USA

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